Road To Development: Here’s A List Of All New Flagship Road Infra Projects Announced In Budget 2021

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Union Budget 2021-22 has announced a slew of flagship road infrastructure projects. This include new projects and stretches of existing projects.

Here is a list:

• Delhi-Mumbai Expressway: Remaining 260 km will be awarded before 31 March 2021.
• Bengaluru – Chennai Expressway: 278 km will be initiated in the current financial year. Construction will begin in 2021-22.
• Delhi-Dehradun economic corridor: 210 km corridor will be initiated in the current financial year. Construction will begin in 2021-22.
• Kanpur-Lucknow Expressway: 63 km expressway providing an alternate route to NH 27 will be initiated in 2021-22.
• Chennai – Salem corridor: 277 km expressway will be awarded and construction would start in 2021-22.
• Raipur-Vishakhapatnam: 464 km passing through Chhattisgarh, Odisha and North Andhra Pradesh will be awarded in the current year. Construction will start in 2021-22.