Cabinet Clears ₹8,970-Crore Guwahati-Tezpur Highway
135.87-km four-lane corridor to cut travel time by half and strengthen connectivity across Assam
- CCEA approves 135.87-km four-lane Guwahati-Tezpur corridor along NH-15.
- Project to be developed at a capital cost of ₹8,970.20 crore.
- Highway will include five major bypasses and a 4.9-km Emergency Landing Facility.
- Corridor will improve access to industrial, tourism and logistics hubs in Assam and Arunachal Pradesh.
GG News Bureau
New Delhi, 6th Aug: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Thursday approved the development of the 135.87-km four-lane access-controlled Guwahati-Tezpur Corridor along NH-15 in Assam at a total capital cost of ₹8,970.20 crore.
The project will be developed under the Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) Toll Mode and is expected to significantly improve road connectivity and mobility across Assam and adjoining Arunachal Pradesh.
The corridor will run from Baihata Chariali near Guwahati to Tezpur, excluding the 15.11-km Mangaldoi Bypass. It will include five major bypasses covering 58.7 km to ease congestion in densely populated areas such as Baihata Chariali, Sipajhar, Kharupetia, Dekiajuli and Tezpur.
A major feature of the project will be a 4.9-km Emergency Landing Facility (ELF) on the Tezpur Bypass, finalised in coordination with the Indian Air Force.
The highway project will also include 15 major bridges, 30 minor bridges, 19 flyovers, 46 underpasses, an elephant underpass at the Tezpur Bypass and around 210 km of service roads to facilitate local and cross traffic.
According to the government, the corridor is expected to increase average travel speeds by 100 per cent and reduce travel time by nearly half, while improving road safety, fuel efficiency and lowering vehicle operating costs.
The upgraded corridor will provide connectivity to eight industrial parks, the aspirational districts of Darrang and Udalguri, and major tourist destinations including Maa Kamakhya Temple, Kaziranga National Park and Orang National Park.
It will also strengthen links with three major railway stations, two airports and two waterway terminals, facilitating faster movement of passengers and goods and supporting economic development across the region.
