ONI Bureau: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik inaugurated the Sambalpur-Rourkela Biju Expressway (162 km) at Panchpada High School in Jharsuguda today.
As per report, the 650-km-long four-lane Biju Expressway (Chandili-Rourkela) is built at a cost of Rs 3,200 Crore.
The Biju Expressway passes through three important western districts- Sambalpur, Jharsuguda and Sundargarh.
The expressway will connect many border towns of western and south Odisha including Chandli, Boriguma, Nabarangpur, Papadahandi, Behella, Nuapada, Ambapani, Dharmagarh, Sinapali, Sohela, Paikmal, Padmapur, Bargarh, Sambalpur, Jharsuguda, Sundergarh, and Rourkela. The road project would also pass through four KBK districts, Koraput, Nabarangpur, Kalahandi and Nuapada.