Biju Expressway is a

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in the state of

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, with a total length of 650 km. It starts at

Chandili Chandili is a census town and a Notified Area Council in Rayagada district in the state of Odisha, India. Demographics India census A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the mem ...

(border village in

Koraput district Koraput is a district of India in southern Odisha, with headquarters at Koraput. The district is located in the Eastern Ghats and is known for its hilly terrain, rich and diverse types of mineral deposits and its tribal culture and traditions. Th ...

) and goes on to touch border towns/market centres such as

Kotpad Kotpad is a town and a notified area committee in Koraput district in the Indian state of Odisha. Nearest railway station to Kotpad is Kotpad Road station which is a part of East Coast railway. Kotpad is famous for Saree and Handloom products. ...

, Boriguma,

Nabarangpur Nabarangpur is a town, villa city and a municipality in Nabarangapur district in the Indian state of Odisha. It is the headquarters of Nabarangpur district. It helps GMR Group of his Nabarangpur. Geography and Climate Nabarangpur is situated ...

, Papadahandi, Ambapani, Godbhanja, Dharmagarh, Sinapalli, Bhella,

Nuapada Nuapada is a town in western region of Odisha state of eastern India. It is the headquarter of Nuapada district. Nuapada district was carved out of the undivided Kalahandi district on 27 March 1993. It is on the western border of Odisha with Chh ...

, Paikamal, Padampur, Sohela,

Sambalpur Sambalpur () is the fifth largest city in the Indian State of Odisha. It is located on the banks of river Mahanadi, with a population of 335,761 (as per 2011 census). Prehistoric settlements have been recorded there. It is the home of the Samb ...

Jharsuguda Jharsuguda is a city and district headquarters of Jharsuguda district of Odisha, India. It is an industrial hub, consisting mainly of metallurgical industries. It is well connected to major cities of India through the rail network, and a rece ...

Sundargarh Sundergarh is a town in Sundergarh district of the Indian state of Odisha. As of 2011 2011 Census of India, census, the municipality had a population of 45,036. Sundargarh is recognized as an industrial district in Odisha. Steel, fertilizer, ce ...

before ending at

Rourkela Rourkela is a planned city located in the northern district Sundargarh of Odisha, India. It is the third-largest Urban Agglomeration in Odisha after Bhubaneswar and Cuttack. It is situated about west of state capital Bhubaneswar and is surro ...

. The main expressway is between Vedvyas and

. The Biju Expressway contains three toll gates. The first one is 6 km before Rajgangpur Bypass.The second tollgate is at Masunikani and the third gate is at Rengali. The maximum capable speed limit of L&T SRTL (Larsen & Toubro Sambalpur Rourkela Tollway Limited) is 160 km/h between the 163km stretch from Vedvyas to Rengali.

Importants Landmarks

*SH-10, Biju Expressway (ବିଜୁ ଏକ୍ସପ୍ରେସୱେ) *Vedvyas (ବେଦବ୍ୟାସ) *Kansbahal (କାଂଶବାହାଲ) *Kutra (କୁତ୍ରା) *Tudalaga (ତୁଡାଲଗା) *Bargaon (ବଡ଼ଗାଁ) *Jarangloi (ଜରଙ୍ଗଲୋଇ) *Karamdihi (କରମଡ଼଼ିହି) *Sundargarh (ସୁନ୍ଦରଗଡ) *Kirei (କିରେଇ) *Jharsuguda Bypass (ଝାରସୁଗୁଡା ବାଇପାସ) *Badmal (ବଡ଼ମାଲ) * Rengali (ରେଙ୍ଗାଲି) *Ainthapali Sambalpur (ଅଇଁଠାପାଲି ସମ୍ବଲପୁର) The total cost of the project is around ₹3,630 crore. The project will be completed in phased manner, in the first phase of the project, a 254km four-lane road will be established by converting an existing road and a further 402km will be converted into a two-lane road. In the second phase, 258km of road will be converted into four lanes. The first phase of the project is scheduled to be completed by Dec 2017, and the second phase is set to be completed by the end of 2019. Once completed, it will reduce the travel time between the two cities from 13 hrs to 6 hrs. 307 km of the total length would be converted into the four lane standard while the

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(NHAI) will further develop another 183 km. The 160-km road from

(SH-10) will be converted into four lanes through

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(PPP).

Status updates

Status updates of the 656 km long under construction Biju Expressway. The road will connect Rourkela to Chandili via Sambalpur, Nuapada, out of which the 355 km long Rourkela-Sambalpur-Nuapada section will be 4 lanes wide and the remaining 301km Nuapada-Chandili section will be 2 lanes wide. * June 2017: Road from Rourkela to Sambalpur to be completed by December 2017. All sections to be completed by June 2019. * March 2018: The 163 km long four-lane expressway from Rourkela to Sambalpur was inaugurated by Chief Minister

Naveen Patnaik Naveen Patnaik (born 16 October 1946) is an Indian politician serving as the current and 14th Chief Minister of Odisha. He is also the president of the Biju Janata Dal, a writer and has authored three books. He is the longest-serving chief min ...

. * March 2019: 70% of the total work completed.

Gallery

File:Biju Expressway 02.jpg, Part of Biju Expressway from Rourkela to Sambalpur File:Biju Expressway 04.jpg, Part of Biju Expressway from Rourkela to Sambalpur File:Biju Expressway 05.jpg, Part of Biju Expressway from Rourkela to Sambalpur

References

{{reflist Expressways in Odisha Transport in Rourkela Transport in Odisha