The road
85.1 km across Yavatmal and Chandrapur districts, from Karanji on NH-44 to Padoli junction outside Chandrapur.
Route
The road leaves NH-44, the Nagpur–Hyderabad highway, at Karanji in Kelapur taluka and runs east to Wani. From Wani it turns south-east, crosses the Wardha river, which forms the boundary between Yavatmal and Chandrapur districts, and passes through Ghuggus. It ends at Padoli junction, where it meets the Nagpur–Chandrapur road a few kilometres north-west of Chandrapur city.
- KaranjiJunction with NH-44, Yavatmal district
- WaniYavatmal district
- Wardha riverDistrict boundary
- GhuggusChandrapur district
- Padoli junctionMeets the Nagpur–Chandrapur road, just north-west of Chandrapur
A short spur of about 3 km, from Dhanora Phata to Dhanora, is also part of the project. The corridor serves the coal and cement belt around Ghuggus and Chandrapur, and much of its traffic is commercial.
Scope of the project
The concession covers the improvement and two- and four-laning of the Karanji–Wani–Ghuggus–Chandrapur road, which the Company’s financial statements and the Empowered Institution’s record describe as sections of Major State Highways 6 and 7. The approved scope covers 85.112 km: 51.192 km of four-lane and 33.920 km of two-lane road. The approved cost also provided for concrete pavement on a 26 km stretch.
Under the DBFOT model the concessionaire designs, builds and finances the improvements, then recovers its investment from toll collected during the concession period. The concession runs for 30 years, including 2 years for construction, after which the road passes back to the Public Works Department.
| Item | Number |
|---|---|
| Major bridges | 1 |
| Minor bridges | 10 (6 widened, 1 rebuilt, 3 new) |
| Culverts | 128 (25 widened, 49 rebuilt, 54 new) |
| Junction improvements | 47 |
| Toll plazas | 3 |
| Pedestrian underpasses | 1 |
Source: record of the 40th meeting of the Empowered Institution, Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance, 11 June 2012.