National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) proposed for the alignment of another expressway, that will run from Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh to Siliguri in West Bengal via Bihar.

Key Points

• NHAI will prepare the detailed project report, after the greenfield alignment is approved by Bihar government.
• NHAI had submitted the portion of alignment of Gorakhpur-Siliguri expressway, to the road construction department (RCD) in order to discuss and approve in November itself.
• Out of total length, 450km stretch of expressway of four/six-lane configuration will pass through Bihar.
• This highway is part of Bharatmala project.
• Estimated cost on this project will be around Rs 6000 crore.