Overview
- Approvals cover five national highway projects, five state highways, plus CRIF works for FY 2025–26.
- Major upgrades include 8-laning of the Bhubaneswar–Puri highway and 6-laning of the 140 km Tangi–Puintola–Ichchapuram stretch.
- The Centre also cleared widening of the 400 km Rourkela–Barbil–Paradip corridor via Duburi and upgrading the 68 km Pallahada–Pitiri section under NH-149.
- Rs 1,500 crore was sanctioned under CRIF, and Rs 13,141 crore was earmarked for five state highway works, including Barpali–Bolangir, Kesinga–Bhawanipatna–Junagarh and Berhampur–Kalusandhpur.
- On the proposed Bhubaneswar–Paradip greenfield road, Odisha cited approval, while an official account said Nitin Gadkari sought a revised DPR, indicating final clearance is pending.