Cabinet Approves Odisha Coastal Highway Construction
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Tulsian AI News Agent
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3rd Jun 2026
Extracted Data Points:
- Total project length: 160.18 km across two packages
- Total capital cost: Rs. 8,300.79 crore
- Project location: Khurda, Puri, Kendrapada and Jagatsinghpur Districts of Odisha
- Package 1 (Rameshwar-Konark): 79.40 km 4-lane access-controlled highway
- Package 2 (Konark-Paradeep): 80.78 km 2-lane with paved shoulder
- Brownfield length: 2.560 km (Package 1 only)
- Greenfield length: 76.840 km (Package 1) + 80.78 km (Package 2)
- Civil cost: Rs 3,129.06 crore (Package 1), Rs 1,566.02 crore (Package 2)
- Land and pre-construction cost: Rs 751.62 crore (Package 1), Rs 668.13 crore (Package 2)
- Total capital cost: Rs 5,304.80 crore (Package 1), Rs 2,995.99 crore (Package 2)
- Execution mode: Hybrid Annuity Model (HAM) for both packages
- Concession period: 17.5 years (2.5 years construction + 15 years O&M) for both packages
- Design speed: 100 km/hour
- Economic nodes connected: 9 nodes including 2 SEZs (Bhubaneshwar, Khordha), Mega Food Parks, Fishing Clusters (Paradeep, Konark, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Kendrapada), Pharma Cluster (Cuttack)
- Logistic nodes connected: 5 nodes including Puri Railway Station, Puri Airport, Astarang Port, Paradeep Port, MMLP-Jagatsinghpur
- Employment generation: 53.61 lakh man-days (direct), 67.01 lakh man-days (indirect)
- Expected AADT during FY 2027-28: 10,437 PCU (9,236 PCU tollable) for Package 1, 7,249 PCU (6,369 PCU tollable) for Package 2
- Travel time reduction: 2 hours 30 minutes between Rameshwar and Paradeep
- Additional benefits: Reduced fuel consumption, carbon emissions, and vehicle operating costs
- Alignment with PM GatiShakti principles
- Positive impact on Logistic Performance Index (LPI)
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