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The '''Haldia–Raxaul Expressway''' is a 650 km (400 mi) planned and upcoming green field [[Controlled-access highway|access controlled expressway]] in [[West Bengal]], [[Jharkhand]] and [[Bihar]]. It will connect [[Raxaul]] with [[Haldia Port|Haldia port]].<ref name=h>{{cite news |title=Expressway: रक्सौल-हल्दिया एक्सप्रेसवे के लिए रास्ता साफ, जानिए क्यों देश के लिए है ये बेहद अहम |url=https://www.abplive.com/news/india/expressway-news-gateway-of-nepal-raxaul-haldia-expressways-construction-is-going-to-start-2173056 |access-date=30 August 2022 |agency=abplive |publisher=www.abplive.com |date=21 July 2022}}</ref><br />
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==Route==<br />
===West Bengal===<br />
Haldia–Raxaul Expressway starts in [[Haldia]], [[Purba Medinipur district]], West Bengal. It crosses [[Medinipur division|Medinipur]] and [[Burdwan division|Bardhaman Division]] in West Bengal, and enters [[Jharkhand]] state.<br />
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=== Jharkhand ===<br />
This expressway passes through [[Deoghar district|Deoghar]] and [[Dumka district]] in Jharkhand.<ref name=h/><br />
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===Bihar===<br />
This expressway passes through [[Banka district|Banka]], [[Jamui district|Jamui]], [[Sheikhpura district|Sheikhpura]], [[Nalanda district]], [[Patna district|Patna]], [[Saran district|Saran]], [[Muzaffarpur district|Muzaffarpur]], [[Motihari]] and [[West Champaran district]] in Bihar.<ref name=h/><br />
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== Background ==<br />
[[Haldia Port|Haldia port]] currently handles most of Nepal's trade, but there is no developed highway with Haldia port to the [[India–Nepal border]]. Haldia-Raxaul Expressway is proposed to be constructed with the aim of establishing better highway connectivity.<br />
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The 650 km long expressway will serve the primary objective of improving freight efficiency and increasing exports from neighboring regions.<br />
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== History ==<br />
The [[National Highways Authority of India]] (NHAI) invited tenders in 2021 to prepare a detailed project report for an expressway connecting [[Raxaul]] in Bihar on the Indo-Nepal border with the [[Haldia Port|Haldia port]] in [[West Bengal]]. After opening technical bids on 17 June 2021, the [[National Highways Authority of India]] announced that 13 design and engineering firms had submitted bids to prepare a detailed project report for the approximately 650 km Raxaul-Haldia Expressway.<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Expressways of India|Expressways in India]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Expressways in West Bengal]]<br />
[[Category:Roads in Bihar]]<br />
[[Category:Proposed expressways in India]]<br />
[[Category:Expressways in Bihar]]<br />
[[Category:Proposed infrastructure in West Bengal]]<br />
[[Category:Proposed infrastructure in Bihar]]<br />
[[Category:Transport in Haldia]]<br />
[[Category:Transport in Raxaul]]</div>Ajay Kumar