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Jodhpur to Pachpadra Highway to Be Converted into Four-Lane at Rs 2130 Crore
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News18•20-10-2026, 10:57
Jodhpur to Pachpadra Highway to Be Converted into Four-Lane at Rs 2130 Crore
- •NHAI has planned to convert the 87-kilometer-long Jodhpur to Pachpadra road on National Highway No. 25 into a four-lane highway.
- •The estimated cost of this infrastructure project is approximately Rs 2,130 crore, and tenders have already been invited.
- •The project is divided into two parts, with the first phase spanning 67 km from Jodhpur to Patau and the second phase covering 20 km from Patau to the Pachpadra refinery.
- •New bypasses measuring 2.16 km for Bhanvu and 2.96 km for Kalyanpur will be built to ease traffic congestion in populated areas.
- •A strong central divider and safety measures will be installed to curb frequent accidents and ensure safe travel for over 8,000 daily vehicles.
Key Questions Answered
The National Highways Authority of India has prepared a proposal of approximately Rs 2,130 crore to convert the 87-kilometer-long road from Jodhpur to Pachpadra into a four-lane highway.
The infrastructure project is divided into two parts: the first section runs 67 kilometers from Jodhpur to Patau costing around Rs 1,800 crore, and the second section runs 20 kilometers from Patau to the Pachpadra refinery area costing about Rs 330 crore.
New bypasses totaling 20 kilometers are being built outside Bhanvu and Kalyanpur to save densely populated market areas from traffic jams, prevent frequent accidents caused by heavy vehicles, and allow commercial traffic to pass directly.
