Guwahati, Aug 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) 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.

New Delhi, Aug 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Thursday approved the development of a 135.871 km, 4-lane access-controlled Guwahati-Tezpur corridor of National Highway 15 in Assam, with the project to be developed on Built-Operate -Transfer (BOT) toll mode with a total investment of Rs 8,970.20 crore. The project, which also envisages the construction of an Emergency Landing Facility of 4.9 km in Tezpur Bypass, as finalised in coordination with the Indian Air Force, would decongest the existing NH-27 (East West Corridor) on the south side of the Brahmaputra River.