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The Union Cabinet has approved the development of the 135.871-km, four-lane access-controlled Guwahati–Tezpur Corridor on National Highway-15 in Assam at an estimated cost of INR 8,970.20 crore. The project will be executed under the build-operate-transfer (BOT) toll model and includes major road infrastructure such as bypasses, bridges, flyovers and an emergency landing facility. Once completed, the corridor is expected to reduce travel time, improve road safety, strengthen connectivity to industrial, tourism and logistics hubs, and support economic growth across Assam and neighbouring Arunachal Pradesh.
The Union Cabinet has approved the development of the 135.871-km, four-lane access-controlled Guwahati–Tezpur Corridor on National Highway-15 in Assam at an estimated cost of INR 8,970.20 crore. The project will be implemented under the build-operate-transfer (BOT) toll model, according to an official government statement.
The proposed highway aims to strengthen road connectivity between Guwahati and Tezpur while improving transport links across Assam and neighbouring Arunachal Pradesh. It is also expected to reduce pressure on the existing National Highway-27, which serves as the East-West Corridor on the southern side of the Brahmaputra River.
A key feature of the project is the construction of a 4.9-km Emergency Landing Facility (ELF) on the Tezpur Bypass. The facility has been planned in coordination with the Indian Air Force and will serve both strategic and civilian purposes while improving the overall utility of the highway.
The corridor will include five major bypasses to ease traffic movement through densely populated locations such as Baihata Chariali, Sipajhar, Kharupetia, Dekiajuli and Tezpur. These bypasses are expected to reduce congestion in urban stretches and enable smoother movement of passenger and commercial vehicles.
The infrastructure package also includes 15 major bridges, 30 minor bridges, 19 flyovers, one elephant underpass on the Tezpur Bypass and 46 underpasses. These components are intended to improve road safety, ensure uninterrupted traffic flow and support wildlife movement in ecologically sensitive areas. The government statement also mentioned 19 flyovers as part of the project components.
According to the government, the new corridor is expected to double average travel speeds and reduce travel time by nearly half. It is also projected to improve fuel efficiency, lower vehicle operating costs and enhance overall road safety, contributing to better regional mobility and socio-economic development.
The upgraded highway will provide improved connectivity to key economic, social and logistics centres across Assam and Arunachal Pradesh. It will also strengthen access to eight PM Gati Shakti economic nodes, including industrial parks, two aspirational districts of Darrang and Udalguri, and important tourism destinations such as Maa Kamakhya Temple, Kaziranga National Park and Orang National Park.
In addition, the corridor will improve links to seven logistics nodes comprising three major railway stations, two airports and two inland waterway terminals. The government expects this to facilitate faster movement of goods and passengers, support trade and improve multimodal connectivity in the region.
The approval is part of the Centre's continued focus on expanding high-speed highway infrastructure under the PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan. In recent years, the government has increased investment in access-controlled corridors and multimodal transport networks to improve connectivity in the North Eastern states, where road infrastructure plays a critical role in regional development, tourism, logistics and strategic mobility.
Source PTI
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