A Rs 2,077 crore road project to four-lane a highway segment near India’s “Chicken’s Neck” area is underway/being advanced with an alternate routing that runs along the Nepal border. The project covers the stretch from near Galgalia to Bagdogra.
Multiple details point to where the road segment connects and what infrastructure improvements accompany it. NDTV reports the four-laning begins near Galgalia and ends at Bagdogra, where it merges with National Highway 27 near Bagdogra Airport. The same outlet also notes that Bagdogra Airport is set to receive a new passenger terminal designed to handle about 3,000 passengers at peak hour.
Across the provided sources, the emphasis is on project cost, the start and end points of the road work, the connection to NH 27 near the airport, and the airport terminal capacity upgrade. The overall focus is on improved connectivity in the region while specifying the alternate alignment near the Nepal border.
