Overview
- The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs cleared four-laning of the 85.675–86 km Kaliabor–Numaligarh section of NH-715 in Assam at a capital cost of Rs 6,957 crore.
- The plan features an elevated corridor of about 34–34.5 km through Kaziranga National Park to allow uninterrupted wildlife movement, with officials stating the existing two-lane road will be abandoned once the viaduct opens.
- Delivery is set under the EPC model with a three-year construction timeline, according to government statements.
- The scheme includes upgrading 30.22 km of existing roadway and building about 21 km of greenfield bypasses—11.5 km near Jakhalabandha and 9.5 km around Bokakhat—linking with NH-127, NH-129 and SH-35.
- Authorities project roughly 15.42 lakh person-days of direct and 19.19 lakh person-days of indirect employment, alongside improved multimodal connectivity to three railway stations and three airports.