PM to lay foundation of 6-laning of Aurangabad – Chordaha NH2

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New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation of a National Highways (NH) project for six-laning of the  70 km long section of NH-2 extending from Aurangabad in Bihar to Chordaha on Bihar-Jharkhand border at a function at Motihari, headquarters of East Champaran district, North Bihar, on April 10, 2018.   The estimated cost of the project is Rs 882 crore.

This section of NH-2 is part of the Delhi – Kolkata section of the Golden Quadrilateral. After widening, it will have one flyover, 15 underpass, 7 major bridges, 24 minor bridges, 174 culverts, 12 foot over bridges, 26 bus bays, 7 truck lay bays and 2 wayside amenities, according to a PIB release.