Extracted Data Points

  • Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved construction of new coastal highway from Rameshwar to Paradeep in Odisha
  • Total project length: 160.18 km across two packages
  • Total capital cost: ₹8,300.79 crore
  • Project execution mode: Hybrid Annuity Model (HAM)
  • Package 1: Rameshwar-Konark 4-lane access-controlled highway (79.40 km length)
  • Package 2: Konark-Paradeep 2-lane with paved shoulder (80.78 km length)
  • Brownfield length in Package 1: 2.560 km
  • Greenfield length in Package 1: 76.840 km
  • Greenfield length in Package 2: 80.78 km
  • Total civil cost Package 1: ₹3,129.06 crore
  • Total civil cost Package 2: ₹1,566.02 crore
  • Land and pre-construction cost Package 1: ₹751.62 crore
  • Land and pre-construction cost Package 2: ₹668.13 crore
  • Total capital cost Package 1: ₹5,304.80 crore
  • Total capital cost Package 2: ₹2,995.99 crore
  • Concession period: 17.5 years (2.5 years construction + 15 years O&M) for both packages
  • Design speed: 100 km/hour
  • Project passes through Khurda, Puri, Kendrapada and Jagatsinghpur Districts of Odisha
  • Connects 9 Economic Nodes and 5 Logistic Nodes
  • Expected travel time reduction: 2 hours 30 minutes between Rameshwar and Paradeep
  • Employment generation: 53.61 lakh man-days (direct) + 67.01 lakh man-days (indirect)
  • Expected Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT) during FY 2027-28:
  • Package I: 10,437 PCU (9,236 PCU Tollable)
  • Package II: 7,249 PCU (6,369 PCU Tollable)
  • Economic nodes include: 2 SEZ- Bhubaneshwar, Khordha (Khandagiri); Mega Food Parks- Bhubaneshwar; Fishing Cluster-Paradeep, Konark, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Kendrapada; Pharma Cluster- Cuttack
  • Logistic nodes include: Puri Railway Station, Puri Airport, Astarang Port, Paradeep Port & MMLP -Jagatsinghpur
  • Project aligned with PM GatiShakti principles
  • Expected benefits: substantial reductions in fuel consumption, carbon emissions, and vehicle operating costs (VOC)