Raipur–Visakhapatnam Expressway

Raipur-Visakhapatnam Expressway
Route information
Length	464 km (288 mi)
Existed	March 2024 (expected)–present
Major junctions
From	Kurud, Raipur
To	Vishakapatnam Port, Visakhapatnam
Highway system
Roads in India Expressways National State

Raipur–Visakhapatnam Expressway (NH-130CD), part of Raipur–Visakhapatnam Economic Corridor (EC-15), is a planned greenfield, access-controlled, 464-kilometre (288 mi) long, 6-lane expressway through Red corridor in Chhattisgarh, Odisha and Andhra Pradesh states of central and east-central India. From Durg, it runs between NH-30 and NH-130C till Boriguma, then runs east of NH-26 till Sunabeda and then west of NH-26 till Visakhapatnam (Vizianagaram). Along the way it connects Raipur, Kurud, Dhamtari, Kanker, Kondagaon, Koraput, and Sabbavaram before terminating at Visakhapatnam Port.

It is part of Bharatmala Pariyojana and it connects to East Coast Economic Corridor (Kolkata to Kanyakumari) at Vizianagaram. Sequentially interconnected existing NH-30-NH-34-NH-539-NH-44-Yamuna Expressway connect Raipur to central and north India such as Delhi, Agra, Gwalior, Jhansi, Damoh, and Jabalpur.

Route

Chhattisgarh

See also: List of districts of Chhattisgarh

In Chhattisgarh state it passes through 4 southeastern districts between NH-30 and NH-130C:

• Raipur district
  • Raipur (south of), begins at Abhanpur on intersection of NH-30, NH-130C and SH-22.
• Dhamtari district
  • Kundel
• Kanker district
  • Kanker (northeast of), passes near Naharpur
  • Kanker (immediate east of), passes through Sarona on SH-6 Kanker-Mukundpur Road.
• Kondagaon district
  • Keskal (east of)
  • Salna (immediate west of Kundel), enters Odisha here

Odisha

See also: List of districts of Odisha

In Odisha state it passes through 2 southwestern-most districts on eastern and western side of NH-26 in Nabarangpur and Koraput districts respectively:

• Nabarangpur district, runs along the eastern side of NH-26.
  • Sunapali, enters Odisha here.
  • Raighar (west of)
  • Umerkote (west of)
  • Dabugaon (west of)
  • Papadahandi (west of)
  • Nowrangpur (Nabarangpur) (west of)
• Koraput district, runs along the western side of NH-26.
  • Kotpad (east of)
  • Gaudaguda, moves from west to east side of NH-26.
  • Borigumma (east of)
  • Raniguda (immediate east of)
  • Koraput (immediate east of)
  • Sunabeda (immediate east of), south of Sunabeda it moves from east to west side of NH-26.
  • Pottangi
  • Ondarangi on the border of Odisha-Andhra Pradesh, exits Odisha and enters Andhra Pradesh.

Andhra Pradesh

See also: List of districts of Andhra Pradesh

In Andhra Pradesh state is passes only through 1 district in northeast Andhra Pradesh on the western side of NH-26:

• Vizianagaram district
  • Salur (west of)
  • Gajapathinagaram (west of)
  • Vizianagaram (west of)
  • Vizianagaram (west of)
  • between Sabbavaram-Anandapuram, terminates here on SH-9 Anakapalle-Rajapulova Road.

Proposed future connectivity

Following additional connectivity has been proposed by constructing new links.

NCR CMC hubs of Bhatinda-Hisar-Jaipur-Gwalior

There is another proposal to link this corridor to northwestern India by a combination of constructing greenfield stretches and upgrading existing roads through National Capital Region's Counter Magnet Cities (NCR CMC) of Bhatinda-Hisar-Jaipur (via Karauli)-Gwalior. This requires the construction of a road-cum-rail bridge over the Chambal River between Karauli-Taintara and/or Sirmathura-Joura.

• Connect to Bhatinda to connect to Pathankot–Ajmer Expressway and Amritsar–Jamnagar Expressway.
• Bhatinda-Hisar: Greenfield alignment from Bhatinda - Kullan (between Ratia and Tohana) - between Bhuna and Uklanamandi - between Agroha and Barwala, between Barwala and Hansi, intersect with Trans–Haryana Expressway near Mundhal Khurd and Meham. As an independent project, it will continue to NH-9, Kalanaur, north of Beri, Western Peripheral Expressway and Bahadurgarh.
• Hisar-Pilani-Jhunjhunu : Upgrade of Hisar (elevated from railway over-bridge near Mangali to Camp Chowk, Jat College and Thandi Sadak over-bridge)-Mangali-Saharwa (with a greenfield Siwani-Sahrwa-Dobeta-Kanwari-Bawani Khera spur ). Greenfield alignment from Sharwa to Bidhwan-Bahal to Norangpura (west of Pilani) to Baragaon (south of Jhunjuhunu on Rajasthan SH-32).
• Jhunjhunu-Jaipur: greenfield Baragaon-Raghunathpura, upgrade existing from Raghunathpura-Udaipurwati-Kotri Luharwas, greenfield from Kotri Luharwas to Khandela Mod bus stand, upgrade existing route from Khandela Mod bus stand to Srimadhopur-Reengus to connect it to NH-52. From there greenfield alignment to Tonk via Reengus-Hasteda-Gori Ka Bas-Lalpura-Bagru-Phagi-Galod-Tonk resulting in direct access to another NCR CMS city of Kota.
• Chambal River, this requires the construction of a greenfield highway and a road-cum-rail bridge over the Chambal River between Karauli-Taintara and/or Sirmathura-Joura with 2 spurs on eastern flank of Chambal - one each to connect to Gwalior and Datia.

NCR CMG hubs of Ludhiana-Patiala-Ambala-Narnaul-Alwar-

There is another proposal to link this corridor to Trans–Haryana Expressway and beyond to Delhi–Amritsar–Katra Expressway, Delhi–Mumbai Expressway and Delhi–Mumbai Industrial Corridor Project by a combination of constructing greenfield stretches and upgrading existing roads through Narnaul-Alwar-Karauli-Mohana-Datia (and/or Gwalior). Detailed routes will see the upgrade of existing State Highways (SH) to National Highways (NH) such as:

• Rajasthan SH-14 Narnaul-Alwar-Mathura highway, with whole route between narnaul and Mathura to be upgraded for economic corridor and religious Krishna Yatra Circuit.
• Rajasthan SH-25, Alwar-Rajgarh portion to be upgraded.
• Dalalpura/Machari to Berkhera-Mahwa, greenfield alignment, alternatively the longer existing Rajasthan SH-35 Rajgarh-Mahwa portion can be upgraded.
• Rajasthan SH-22, Mahwa-Hindon-Karauli portion to be upgraded.
• Chambal River, this requires the construction of a greenfield highway and a road-cum-rail bridge over the Chambal River between Karauli-Taintara and/or Sirmathura-Joura with 2 spurs on eastern flank of Chambal - one each to connect to Gwalior and Datia.

Eastern Economic Corridor

There is a proposal to connect it to Eastern Economic Corridor (Paradeep in Odisha to Raxaul on Bihar-Nepal border) by constructing either a spur or a loop in Chhattisgarh.

Status updates

• Feb 2020: The expressway was added to Bharatmala Pariyojana and approved.
• Aug 2020: The target date for completion of expressway is set as March 2024.
• Mar 2021: Detailed Project Report (DPR) completed.
• Apr 2021: Tendering process ongoing.
• Oct 2021: HG Infra wins 2 packages in Odisha worth over ₹ 2,297 crores for developing the 44 km long, six-lane Kaliagura-Baunsaguar section in Odisha.

See also

• Expressways of India
• Industrial corridor
• Eastern Economic Corridor (India)
• East Coast Economic Corridor