Overview

• The Veerangana Rani Durgavati flyover spans roughly 6.85–7 km in Jabalpur, cost about Rs 1,200 crore, and is now open to traffic.
• Officials say the structure will cut travel time between Madan Mahal and Damoh Naka from roughly 40–45 minutes to about 6–7 minutes.
• Gadkari launched and laid foundations for nine road projects worth over Rs 4,250 crore and announced a pipeline exceeding Rs 60,000 crore for Madhya Pradesh.
• Plans outlined include a Rs 5,500‑crore four‑lane tiger corridor linking Kanha, Bandhavgarh, Panna and Pench, plus a Rs 15,000‑crore, 255‑km greenfield Bhopal–Jabalpur highway with the DPR due by December and construction urged by next April or May.
• He also promoted Tata‑linked luxury electric intercity buses featuring flash charging and airline‑style amenities, with Nagpur cited as an early use case and Dharwad manufacturing plans described as proposed.