Extracted Data Points

  • Total project length: 163.180 km (divided into two packages)
  • Total capital cost: ₹8300.79 crore
  • Project alignment passes through Khurda, Puri, Kendrapara, and Jagatsinghpur districts of Odisha
  • Package 1: Rameswar-Konark 4-lane access-controlled highway (79.40 km length)
  • Brownfield length: 2.560 km
  • Greenfield length: 76.840 km
  • Total civil cost: ₹3129.06 crore
  • Land and other pre-construction cost: ₹751.62 crore
  • Total capital cost: ₹5304.80 crore
  • Mode: Hybrid Annuity Model (HAM)
  • Concession period: 17.5 years (2.5 years construction + 15 years operation & maintenance)
  • Package 2: Konark-Paradip 2-lane paved shoulder road (80.78 km length)
  • Greenfield length: 80.78 km
  • Total civil cost: ₹1566.02 crore
  • Land and other pre-construction cost: ₹668.13 crore
  • Total capital cost: ₹2995.99 crore
  • Mode: Hybrid Annuity Model (HAM)
  • Concession period: 17.5 years (2.5 years construction + 15 years operation & maintenance)
  • Economic nodes connected: 2 SEZs-Bhubaneswar, Khordha (Khandagiri), Mega Food Park-Bhubaneswar, Fisheries Cluster-Paradip, Konark, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Kendrapara, Pharma Cluster-Cuttack
  • Logistic nodes connected: Puri Railway Station, Puri Airport, Astaranga Port, Paradip Port, and MMLP-Jagatsinghpur
  • Employment generation capacity: 53.61 lakh direct man-days and 67.01 lakh indirect man-days
  • Expected Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT) during FY 2027-28:
  • Package I: 10,437 PCU (9,236 PCU toll eligible)
  • Package II: 7,249 PCU (6,369 PCU toll eligible)
  • Travel time reduction: Expected to reduce travel time between Rameswar and Paradip by approximately 2 hours 30 minutes
  • Speed: Will enable 100 km/h designated speed in Khurda, Puri, Kendrapara, and Jagatsinghpur districts
  • Alignment: Part of existing NH-16 road network which is part of Golden Quadrilateral and already 6-lane highway passing through major cities like Khurda, Bhubaneswar, and Cuttack