NHAI has stated that it plans to award contracts worth Rs 25,000 crore for 270 km of road development in West Bengal this fiscal year.
In order to alleviate traffic congestion in Vidyasagar Setu, the state has planned to build a 6.5-kilometer six-lane elevated road on top of the current four-lane Kona Expressway at a cost of Rs 2,000 crore, according to an official.
According to the official, NHAI expects to award a contract worth Rs 12,000 crore for the 245-kilometer Kharagpur-Burdwan-Morgram stretch this fiscal, as the road will connect two growth centres and eliminate vehicles travelling to Kolkata from Kharagpur for their onward journey to Siliguri via NH 34.
