The 135.87-km access-controlled corridor will feature an IAF emergency landing strip, five bypasses and multiple bridges and flyovers
Guwahati: The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the construction of a 135.871-km, four-lane access-controlled Guwahati–Tezpur corridor on National Highway-15 in Assam at an estimated cost of Rs 8,970.20 crore.
According to an official statement, the project will be developed under the build-operate-transfer (BOT) toll model to improve connectivity between central and eastern Assam.
A key feature of the corridor is a 4.9-km emergency landing facility on the Tezpur bypass, planned in coordination with the Indian Air Force. The highway is also expected to ease traffic congestion on the existing NH-27 along the southern bank of the Brahmaputra.
The project includes five major bypasses at Baihata Chariali, Sipajhar, Kharupetia, Dekiajuli and Tezpur, besides 15 major bridges, 30 minor bridges, 19 flyovers, 46 underpasses, and an elephant underpass on the Tezpur bypass.
The government said the corridor is expected to halve travel time by doubling average travel speeds while improving road safety, fuel efficiency and reducing vehicle operating costs.
The upgraded highway will strengthen connectivity between Assam and Arunachal Pradesh and link eight PM Gati Shakti economic nodes, two aspirational districts, three major tourist destinations, including Maa Kamakhya Temple, Kaziranga National Park and Orang National Park, along with seven logistics hubs.
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