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Capital Region Expansion (NH 316 and NH 16 - elevated corridors and service lanes) - Chitta - 06-01-2026
The basic idea as summarized in https://x.com/manas_muduli/status/2060959404518957458 is
Quote:A 12 km access-controlled elevated corridor up to Lingipur Square, featuring 6 elevated lanes(flyover) and 6 service lanes - a total of 12 lanes.
From Lingipur to Puri - a 6-lane highway with 4 service lanes (2 on each side) - making it a 10-lane corridor.
See also https://www.magicbricks.com/news/bhubaneswar-puri-highway-to-get-6-lanes-and-11-km-flyover-to-get-driving-a-whole-lot-faster-rgmb/149225.html and https://www.psuindia.com/infrastructure/odisha-government-greenlights-service-roads-and-elevated-corridor-for-bhubaneswar-puri-nh-316-stretch-547761 Following are excerpts from the latter
Quote:Highway Flanking Lanes: Dedicated two-lane service roads will be laid on both sides of the 67-km corridor of NH-316 connecting Bhubaneswar and Puri.
Elevated Urban Corridor: A new six-lane elevated corridor will be engineered across an 11-km stretch extending from Saptsati Square to Lingipur Square. This structural intervention is expected to heavily reduce traffic bottlenecks within Bhubaneswar city limits.
Capital Region Expansion: Works Department Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan announced that an expansive eight-lane service road framework—comprising four lanes on each side—will also be constructed along NH-16 stretching from Palasuni to Tamando to streamline traffic flow within the capital region.
RE: Capital Region Expansion (NH 316 and NH 16 - elevated corridors and service lanes) - Chitta - 06-01-2026
See map.