Extracted Data Points

  • Total project length: 163.180 km (comprising two packages)
  • Total capital cost: ₹8,300.79 crore
  • Project 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: ₹3,129.06 crore
  • Land and other pre-construction cost: ₹751.62 crore
  • Total capital cost: ₹5,304.80 crore
  • Package 2: Konark-Paradip 2-lane paved shoulder road (80.78 km length)
  • Greenfield length: 80.78 km
  • Total civil cost: ₹1,566.02 crore
  • Land and other pre-construction cost: ₹668.13 crore
  • Total capital cost: ₹2,995.99 crore
  • Both packages use Hybrid Annuity Model (HAM)
  • Total concession period: 17.5 years (2.5 years construction + 15 years operation and maintenance)
  • Expected travel time reduction: Approximately 2 hours 30 minutes between Rameswar and Paradip
  • Project will connect 9 economic nodes: 2 SEZs-Bhubaneswar, Khordha (Khandagiri), Mega Food Park-Bhubaneswar, Fisheries Cluster-Paradip, Konark, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Kendrapara, Pharma Cluster-Cuttack
  • Project will connect 5 logistic nodes: 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) for FY 2027-28:
  • Package I: 10,437 PCU (9,236 PCU tollable)
  • Package II: 7,249 PCU (6,369 PCU tollable)
  • Project aligned with PM GatiShakti principles
  • Expected benefits: Improved travel efficiency, regional connectivity promotion, socioeconomic development encouragement, reduced fuel consumption, reduced carbon emissions, reduced vehicle operating cost (VOC)