Bhubaneswar Elevated Road Corridor Project Faces Delays Amid Metro Rail Integration Plans

Bhubaneswar’s much-anticipated Elevated Road Corridor project, originally scheduled to commence in May, has been delayed due to structural modifications necessitated by the upcoming Metro Rail project in the city, reported OTV.

This was confirmed this week by Works Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan. The elevated corridor, aimed at connecting Jayadev Vihar to Nandankanan, had completed its initial tendering process

However, the design is now being revisited to accommodate a possible metro rail line, forcing authorities to cancel the tender and plan a fresh one.

“Tender for the elevated road corridor project was already floated. Structural design issues have emerged in the meantime to accommodate the Metro Rail Project. Hence, the tender was cancelled and a fresh tender will be floated soon,” Harichandan stated while speaking to OTV.

While the core concept of the corridor remains unchanged, key structural revisions are likely.

“If we proceed with the old structure, the projected cost would be approximately Rs 1,800 crore. However, adopting a new structure might inflate the expenses to around Rs 2,700 crore,” the minister said.

“It is yet to be finalised whether there will be separate corridors for both the projects or there will be an integrated corridor instead. A decision is anticipated soon, and the new tendering process will be expedited,” he added.

The corridor is part of a broader infrastructure push by the Odisha government, which has allocated around Rs 7,000 crore to address rising traffic congestion in Bhubaneswar.

Announced on 31 January, the plan includes flyovers at Kalpana Square and Museum Square, a new road over-bridge (ROB) on Museum Road, an underground road at AG Square, and development of both inner and outer ring roads.

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