Madhya Pradesh Plans Five Greenfield Road Corridors Spanning 1,398 km at ₹63,296 Crore; MPRDC Board Clears Feasibility Studies and DPRs
The Madhya Pradesh government is preparing to develop five greenfield road corridors covering 1,398 km. The estimated cost is ₹63,296 crore. The corridors are proposed as four-lane, access-controlled roads with paved shoulders, linking major cities and regions across the state.
The five corridors are Bhopal-Gwalior (320 km), Bhopal-Mandsaur (258 km), Sagar-Satna (227 km), Jabalpur-Ashapur (358 km) and Katni-Singrauli (235 km). The projects were reviewed at the 49th meeting of the Madhya Pradesh Road Development Corporation (MPRDC) board, chaired by Chief Minister Mohan Yadav.
The board authorised MPRDC to carry out feasibility studies for all five corridors. Detailed project reports (DPRs) will be prepared for the corridors found viable.
Consultants are preparing feasibility reports for the Bhopal-Mandsaur, Sagar-Satna and Jabalpur-Ashapur corridors and examining alignment options. MPRDC is in the process of selecting the most suitable alignments. A tender process to appoint DPR consultants for the Bhopal-Gwalior and Katni-Singrauli corridors is underway.
The Chief Minister renamed the highway fund proposed by the corporation as “Viksit Madhya Pradesh Sankalp Path”. The board also cleared the transfer of ownership of state highways and other roads to be upgraded through loans to MPRDC. The source does not state a construction schedule, execution model or funding structure for the five corridors.
