Patli Path

Patli Path (also known as AIIMS-Digha elevated corridor) is an elevated road in Patna, the capital of Bihar. It was inaugurated by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on 30 November 2020. At the time of inauguration of this elevated road, it was the longest elevated road of Bihar and seventh in India.

This 12.47 km-long elevated road connects J.P. Setu towards Phulwari Sharif and vice versa. Around 8.5 km of the road is elevated structure and the remaining 4 km stretch of road is semi-elevated. The first 2 km of the road from NH-98 near All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna is a two-lane semi-elevated structure. The Digha AIIMS Elevated Road road runs parallel to two-lane Digha Bridge Link Road, and it is built above Rupaspur canal (Digha- Danapur canal). As part of this project, there was construction of a railway overbridge (ROB) at Khagaul.

History
The foundation stone of AIIMS-Digha elevated corridor corridor was laid on November 2, 2013, by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. It is constructed at the cost of Rs 1,289.25 crore. The project is being executed by Gammon India Pvt Ltd. In September 2013, Bihar State Road Development Corporation (BSRDC) awarded this project to Gammon India Pvt Ltd, which quoted the lowest bid of Rs Rs 717.14 crore.