Guwahati: The Union Cabinet has approved the construction of a four-lane access-controlled Guwahati-Tezpur Corridor on National Highway-15, a major infrastructure project expected to enhance connectivity between Assam and Arunachal Pradesh while reducing travel time, improving road safety and boosting economic activity across the region.
Announcing the decision on social media platform X on Thursday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi described the project as a “major boost to connectivity and growth in Assam.”
He said the corridor will reduce travel time, improve road safety and ease congestion through major bypasses at various locations. It will also include an Emergency Landing Facility at Tezpur, along with bridges, flyovers, underpasses and service roads.
Responding to the announcement, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma thanked PM Modi and Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari for approving the project, estimated to cost over Rs 8,000 crore.
Sarma said the corridor would provide a major impetus to trade and tourism while strengthening strategic infrastructure in the region by providing an Emergency Landing Facility.
He added that connectivity infrastructure across Assam and the Northeast has witnessed unprecedented expansion under PM Modi’s leadership, accelerating economic development and creating new growth opportunities.
Expressing gratitude on behalf of the people of Assam, Sarma thanked both PM Modi and Union Minister Nitin Gadkari for approving what he described as a transformative infrastructure project.
The proposed Guwahati-Tezpur Corridor is expected to decongest existing traffic on NH-15 by providing a high-speed access-controlled route.
Besides reducing travel time between Guwahati and Tezpur, the project is expected to improve logistics, facilitate faster movement of goods, enhance tourism and strengthen connectivity to Arunachal Pradesh.
The inclusion of an Emergency Landing Facility at Tezpur underlines the corridor’s strategic importance, allowing sections of the highway to be used for emergency aircraft operations if required. The project will also feature multiple bridges, flyovers, underpasses, bypasses and service roads aimed at improving traffic flow and ensuring safer travel.
The approval is part of the Centre’s broader push to expand road and transport infrastructure across the Northeast. This region has witnessed accelerated investment in highways, bridges, railways and air connectivity over the past decade.
(IANS)
