The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has given approval for six laning of Aurangabad – Bihar and Jharkhand border – Barwa Adda section of National Highway 2 in Bihar and Jharkhand.

The cost of the project is estimated to be Rs 4,918.48 crore including cost of land acquisition, resettlement and rehabilitation and other pre-construction activities. The total length of the road will be approximately 222 km.

This will expedite improvement of infrastructure in Bihar and Jharkhand and also reduce time and cost of travel for traffic plying on the Aurangabad – Bihar and Jharkhand border – Barwa Adda section.