Work has started on the expansion of Barkot-Biramitrapur stretch of National Highway(NH)-23, which has paved the way for establishment of second bridge on Brahmani river at Panposh. The initial budget for this project has been estimated at Rs.862 crores by the National Highways Authority of India(NHAI), for which tender process has been initiated and work orders are expected by July 2011.
Several industries have been established between Biramitrapur and Rajamunda in the last decade which includes sponge iron plants and other small and medium industries. Daily thousands of heavy vehicles ply in the mineral rich belt of Koida and Bonai,due to which the expansion of this vital highway has been demanded, a number of times. Also the need for another bridge on Brahmani river at Panposh has increased to a large extent. In the last few years, protests and road blockades have been organized on these vital issues, owing to which the decision to expand this "lifeline of Sundargarh" has been approved.
The highway authority has planned to convert the 75 km. stretch from Biramitrapur to Rajamunda to 4 -lane and the 40 km stretch from Barkot to Rajamunda to 2-lane from existing 2-lane and single lane respectively, which also includes the above mentioned bridge.
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