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.

It will reduce the current travel time and distance, from 16 hours to only 9 hours, and from 750 km to 707 km. 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.

Sections

 * Raipur-Bilaspur (Brownfield) (6 lanes)
 * Bilaspur-Urga (Greenfield) (4 lanes)
 * Urga - Pathalgaon (Greenfield) (4 lanes)
 * Pathalgaon- Gumla (Greenfield) (4 lanes)
 * Gumla- Ranchi   (Greenfield) (4 lanes)
 * Ranchi-Bokaro   (Greenfield) (4 lanes)
 * Bokaro-Dhanbad  (Greenfield) (4 lanes)

Status updates

 * 2019, The expressway's plan was launched by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) to the Government of India
 * 1 April 2021, GR infrastructures won bidding of section 2 (Bilaspur-Urga) 70 km
 * 2022, Construction started in section 2 by GR infrastructure
 * 21 February 2023, Dilip buildcon won bidding of section 3 (Urga-Pathalgaon) 86 km
 * October 2023, Earth work started by Dilip buildcon for section 3