Raipur-Ranchi-Dhanbad Expressway

Raipur–Ranchi-Dhanbad Expressway (NH), part of Raipur–Dhanbad Economic Corridor (EC-07), is an under-construction, Four-lane, 707 km (439 mi) long access-controlled greenfield expressway, which will pass through the states of Chhattisgarh, and Jharkhand from central to eastern India. It will pass through the coal reserves belt and Industrial towns of Raipur, Bilaspur, Korba, Jashpur, Ranchi, Bokaro, and Dhanbad between Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand in order to promote Industrialization in this region. This project will be mix of greenfield and brownfield. The existing part between Raipur-Bilaspur Expressway will be brownfield which will convert into Six lane expressway while the rest of the part between Bilaspur to Dhanbad will be fully greenfield.^[1][2][3][4]

It will reduce the current travel time and distance, from 16 hours to only 9 hours, and from 750 km (470 mi) to 707 km (439 mi). It is a part of the Bharatmala Pariyojana, and it will connect the Eastern Economic Corridor (India) which runs from paradip port to Bihar-Nepal border in Bihar.^[5]