Lok Sabha Question No. 1131 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-05
Subject: Construction of Bypass Roads in Bihar
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Shri Tariq Anwar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1131 ANSWERED ON 05 TH  FEBRUARY, 2026

## CONSTRUCTION OF BYPASS ROADS IN BIHAR

## 1131.  SHRI TARIQ ANWAR:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

## be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of bypass roads constructed in Bihar by the Government/National  Highways  Authority  of  India  (NHAI)  during  the last five years including their length and location;
- (b) the present status of ongoing bypass road projects in the State;
- (c) the expected timelines for completion of each project; and
- (d) the funds allocated and utilised under each project ?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a)    The details of bypasses constructed on National Highways (NHs) in  the  State  of  Bihar  by  the  Government  in  the  Ministry  of  Road Transport & Highways during the last five years including their length and location are at Annexure-1.
- (b) to (d) The present status of ongoing bypasses on NHs including  timeline for completion of each project, sanctioned cost and
- funds utilized are at Annexure-2.

## ANNEXURE-1

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1131 FOR 05-02-2026 ASKED SHRI TARIQ ANWAR REGARDING CONSTRUCTION OF BYPASS ROADS IN BIHAR.

| Sr No.   | Name of Project                                                                                                                                                                                              | Location of Bypass   | Length of Bypass (Km)   | Sanction ed Cost (Rs in Cr)   | Expenditu re (Rs. In Cr)   | Date of completio n/ Likely date of completio n   | Status    |
|----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|-----------|
| 1        | Koilwar-Bhojpur (Pkg- II)                                                                                                                                                                                    | Sone                 | 2.722                   | 1716.03                       | 1673.39                    | 31.05.2023                                        | Completed |
| 2        | Koilwar-Bhojpur (Pkg- II)                                                                                                                                                                                    | Ara                  | 11.750                  | 1716.03                       | 1673.39                    | 31.05.2023                                        | Completed |
| 3        | Koilwar-Bhojpur (Pkg- II)                                                                                                                                                                                    | Bibiganj             | 1.100                   | 1716.03                       | 1673.39                    | 31.05.2023                                        | Completed |
| 4        | Koilwar-Bhojpur (Pkg- II)                                                                                                                                                                                    | Gajrajganj           | 2.400                   | 1716.03                       | 1673.39                    | 31.05.2023                                        | Completed |
| 5        | Koilwar-Bhojpur (Pkg- II)                                                                                                                                                                                    | Bihiyan              | 2.000                   | 1716.03                       | 1673.39                    | 31.05.2023                                        | Completed |
| 6        | Koilwar-Bhojpur (Pkg- II)                                                                                                                                                                                    | Bilauthi             | 1.900                   | 1716.03                       | 1673.39                    | 31.05.2023                                        | Completed |
| 7        | Bhojpur-Buxar (Pkg-III)                                                                                                                                                                                      | Shahpur              | 7.970                   | 1763.41                       | 1737.83                    |                                                   |           |
| 8        | Bhojpur-Buxar (Pkg-III)                                                                                                                                                                                      | Brahmpur             | 1.900                   | 1763.41                       | 1737.83                    |                                                   |           |
| 9        | Bhojpur-Buxar (Pkg-III)                                                                                                                                                                                      | Bhojpur Old          | 1.900                   | 1763.41                       | 1737.83                    | 22.06.2023                                        | Completed |
| 10       | Bhojpur-Buxar (Pkg-III)                                                                                                                                                                                      | Bhojpur New          | 2.900                   | 1763.41                       | 1737.83                    |                                                   |           |
| 11       | Bakhtiyarpur Mokama                                                                                                                                                                                          | Bakhtiyarpu r        | 38.600                  | 1898.84                       | 1807.45                    | 01.10.2025                                        | Completed |
| 12 13    | Rajauli Bakhtiyarpur                                                                                                                                                                                         | Bakra Sakrol         | 1.600 1.080             | 3046.61                       | 1617.78                    | 20.01.2025                                        | Completed |
| 14       | Hajipur Muzaffarpur NH-22                                                                                                                                                                                    | Muzaffarpur          | 16.870                  | 2906.78                       | 2134.35                    | 31.01.2026                                        | Completed |
| 15       | Two laning with paved shoulder of Piprakothi- Motihari- Raxaul                                                                                                                                               | Motihari             | 4.150                   |                               |                            |                                                   |           |
|          | section of NH-28A                                                                                                                                                                                            |                      |                         | 475.86                        | 466.43                     | 30.01.2024                                        |           |
| 16       | from km. 0.650 to km. 62.064 and construction of 2-lane                                                                                                                                                      | Chapwa               | 1.200                   | 475.86                        | 466.43                     | 30.01.2024                                        |           |
| 17       | paved shoulder from km. 68.650 to 69.241 ICP Raxaul Link Road (7.177 km. length) in the state of Bihar under NHDP Phase-III 4L of Forbesganj to Jogbani Section from Km. 0.000 to Km. 9.260 (IPC at Jogbani) | Raxaul               | 7.177                   | 475.86                        | 466.43                     | 30.01.2024                                        |           |
| 18       |                                                                                                                                                                                                              | Bathnala Bypass      | 2.646                   | 447.42                        | 418.42                     | 28.12.2023                                        | Completed |
| 19       | of NH-57A                                                                                                                                                                                                    | Pokharia to Jogbani  | 2.594                   | 447.42                        | 418.42                     | 28.12.2023                                        | Completed |
| 20       | 4L from km. 34.600 to km. 79.970 & 2LPS from km. 79.970 to km. 82.000 of Narenpur -                                                                                                                          | Katihar Bypass       | 14.324                  | 2579.19.                      | 1624.91                    | 27.06.2024                                        | Completed |

|       | Purnea Section of NH- 131A                                                                                                  |                    |             |         |               |                       |           |
|-------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|-------------|---------|---------------|-----------------------|-----------|
| 21    | 4/6 Six laning of Aunta- Simaria section of NH- 31 including Ganga Bridge                                                   | Aunta to Simaria   | 8.150       | 1161.00 | 1161.00       | 31.01.2026            | Completed |
| 22    | 4-laning of Balance works of Patna - Gaya -Dobhi section (Pkg-I) from km 0.000 to km 39.000 of NH-22 (old NH-83)            | Patna              | 7.250       | 649.90  | 649.90        | 30.06.2024            | Completed |
| 23    | 4-laning of Balance works of Patna - Gaya -Dobhi section (Pkg-I) from km 0.000 to km 39.000 of NH-22 (old NH-83)            | Pothi              | 2.262       | 649.90  | 649.90        | 30.06.2024            | Completed |
| 24    | 4-laning of Balance works of Patna - Gaya -Dobhi section (Pkg-I) from km 0.000 to km 39.000 of NH-22 (old NH-83)            | Neema/ Nadwan      | 2.906       | 649.90  | 649.90        | 30.06.2024            | Completed |
| 25    | 4-laning of Balance works of Patna - Gaya -Dobhi section (Pkg-I) from km 0.000 to km 39.000 of NH-22 (old NH-83)            | Masaurhi           | 4.500       | 649.90  | 649.90        | 30.06.2024            | Completed |
| 26    | 4 laning of Balance works of Patna - Gaya -Dobhi section (Pkg-II) from km 39.00 to km. 83.00 of NH-22 (old                  | Jehanabad          | 8.900       | 496.10  | 492.25        | 29.05.2025            | Completed |
| 27    | 4 laning of Balance works of Patna - Gaya -Dobhi section (Pkg-II) from km 39.00 to km. 83.00 of NH-22 (old                  | Tehta              | 2.440       | 496.10  | 492.25        | 29.05.2025            | Completed |
| 28    | 4 laning of Balance works of Patna - Gaya -Dobhi section (Pkg-II) from km 39.00 to km. 83.00 of NH-22 (old                  | Makhdump ur        | 4.770       | 496.10  | 492.25        | 29.05.2025            | Completed |
| 29    | 4 laning of Balance works of Patna - Gaya -Dobhi section (Pkg-II) from km 39.00 to km. 83.00 of NH-22 (old                  | Belaganj           | 2.225       | 496.10  | 492.25        | 29.05.2025            | Completed |
| 30    | NH-83) 4 laning of Balance works of Patna - Gaya -Dobhi section (Pkg-III) from km 83.00 to km. 127.217 of NH-22 (old NH-83) | Gaya               | 24.671      | 464.50  | 461.15        | 15.05.2025            | Completed |
| 31    | (i) Km 40 to 79.4 of NH 104 (Sheohar - Sitamarhi section (Lot- I)                                                           | Sitamarhi          | 9.200       | 278.54  | 235.98        | 29.08.2023            | Completed |
| 32    | Up-gradation (km 79.4 to km 156.5) of NH 104 of Sitamarhi - Jainagar section. (Lot-II)                                      | Charaut            | 0.500       | 503.28  | 457.58        | 22.05.2023            |           |
| 33    |                                                                                                                             | Sahargat           | 0.970       | 706.39  |               |                       | Completed |
| 34    |                                                                                                                             | Umgaon             | 1.100       | 706.39  |               |                       | Completed |
| 35    |                                                                                                                             | Harlakhi           | 1.300       | 706.39  |               |                       | Completed |
| 36 37 | Up-gradation (km 156.5 to 219.945) of NH 104 of Jainagar - Narahia section. (Lot- III)                                      | Jainagar Narahaiya | 2.120 1.945 | 828.45  | 621.80 813.75 | 09.06.2023 31.05.2022 | Completed |
| 38    | Km 0.0-km 69.6 of                                                                                                           |                    |             | 828.45  | 621.80 813.75 | 09.06.2023 31.05.2022 | Completed |
| 39    | Fatua-Harnaut-Barh section of NH-30A                                                                                        | Barh               | 5.089       |         |               |                       | Completed |
|       | Fatua-Harnaut-Barh section of NH-30A                                                                                        | Daniyawa           | 2.160       |         |               |                       | Completed |
| 40    | Fatua-Harnaut-Barh section of NH-30A                                                                                        | Harnaut            | 3.667       |         |               |                       | Completed |

## ANNEXURE-2

## ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PART (b) to (d) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1131 FOR 05-02-2026 ASKED SHRI TARIQ ANWAR REGARDING CONSTRUCTION OF BYPASS ROADS IN BIHAR.

|   Sr No. | Name of Project                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Location of Bypass   |   Length of Bypass (Km) | Sanctioned Cost (Rs in Cr)   | Expenditu re (Rs. In Cr)   | Date of completion / Likely date of completion   | Physical Progress   |
|----------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------|------------------------------|----------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|---------------------|
|        1 | Danapur Bihta                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Neoraganj            |                   1.2   |                              |                            |                                                  |                     |
|        2 | Danapur Bihta                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Painal               |                   1.75  | 2625.40                      | 1140.94                    | 31.08.2027                                       | 42.82%              |
|        3 | Danapur Bihta                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Kanhauli             |                   1.7   |                              | 1140.94                    | 31.08.2027                                       | 42.82%              |
|        4 | Danapur Bihta                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Vishunpura           |                   0.6   |                              | 1140.94                    | 31.08.2027                                       | 42.82%              |
|        5 | Widening with additional 3L abetting Chhapra Bypass Section of NH-19 from Km. 143.200 to Km. 159.255                                                                                                                | Chhapra              |                  16.05  | 528.48                       | 140.15                     | 30.08.2026                                       | 45.12%              |
|        6 | Rehabilitation and up-gradation of Chorma-Bairgania section of NH-227F from Design Chainage Km 00.00 to Km 34.556 to Two Lanes with paved shoulders under Bharatmala Pariyojna Phase-1 on Hybrid Annuity Mode (HAM) | Dhaka Bypass         |                   1.735 | 393.11                       | 288.90                     | 28.02.2026                                       | 96.12%              |
|        7 | Rehabilitation, Up- gradation and                                                                                                                                                                                   | Basopatti            |                   4.05  | 1224.28                      |                            |                                                  |                     |
|        8 | Construction of Two Lane with Paved Shoulder of Malmal Kaluahi                                                                                                                                                      | &                    |                   6.429 | 1224.28                      |                            |                                                  |                     |
|        9 | Selected road stretches from Hatwaria near                                                                                                                                                                          | Uchait, Benipatti    |                   5.455 | 1224.28                      |                            |                                                  |                     |
|       10 | Umagaon Junction {Design Km. 0.000} to Kaluahi {Design                                                                                                                                                              | Madhubani            |                  15     | 1224.28                      | 101.00                     | 01.07.2027                                       | 8.25%               |
|       11 | Km. 21.609} (Section-I) NH- 227L, Saharghat {Design Km. 0.000} to Rahika{Design Km. 26.130} (Section-II) NH- 227J, Rahika                                                                                           | Rahua Sangram        |                   1.62  | 1224.28                      |                            |                                                  |                     |

|    | to Rampatti {Design Km. 15.000} Madhubani Bypass (Section-III) NH- 527A & Bideshwarsthan {Design Km. 0.000} to Bheja {Design Km. 25.915} (Section-IV) NH- 527A, Total length of 88.655 Km. under BRT Scheme Bharatmala Pariyojna Phase-I on HAM Mode                                                                                                                                                                           |                     |       |         |         |            |        |
|----|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|-------|---------|---------|------------|--------|
| 12 | Rehabilitation, Up- gradation and Construction of Two Lane with paved Shoulder of Selected Road stretches from Bakaur to Parsarma Section-l (Design km. 13.300 to km 18.875) NH-527A, Parsarma to Bariyahi Section-II (Design Km 0.000 to km 24.068) NH-327E, Bangaon Bypass Section-III (Design km 0.000 to 3.820) & Mahishi Spur Road Section IV (Design km 0.000 to km 5.720) under BRT Scheme Bharatmala Pariyojna Bangaon |                     |  3.82 | 551.51  | 68.00   | 31.03.2026 | 98.40% |
| 13 | Maheshkunt- Saharsa-Purnea                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Purnea Bypass       |  4.8  |         |         |            |        |
| 14 | section from Km. 90+000 to Km.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Murliganj Bypass    |  4.25 | 1244.09 | 1104.10 | 31.03.2026 | 89.12% |
| 15 | 177+960 of NH-107                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | Madhepura Bypass    | 11.35 |         |         |            |        |
| 16 | NH-107 Pkg-1                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Sonbarsa Raj        |  2.7  |         |         |            |        |
| 17 | NH-107 Pkg-1                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Simri Bakhtiyarpu r |  3.5  | 644.50  | 523.66  | 31.08.2026 | 85.65% |
| 18 | NH-107 Pkg-1                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Bariahi & saharsa   | 11    |         |         |            |        |
| 19 | Four Lane Arrah Bypass (Asani to Baonpali) from Km 0+000 to Km 4+500 (Design Chainage) of NH-319 (Old NH- 30) on EPC Mode                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Asani to Baonpali   |  4.5  | 67.00   | 0.00    | 06.04.2027 | 1.00%  |

|   20 | Six Laning of Aurangabad Bihar- Jharkhand Border (Chordaha) section of NH-2 from 180+000 to 209+827 Package-I under Bharatmala priyojna on EPC mode. Madanpur   |   2.895 |   520.00 |   65.25 | Dec-2026   | 16.21%   |
|------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|----------|---------|------------|----------|
|   21 | Construction of proposed 4_Lane Revelgunj bypass NH-19 on EPC mode connecting NH 19 to 85 origin. Revelgunj bypass                                              |   7.155 |   295.24 |  135.8  | 31.05.2026 | 73.01%   |
|   22 | Geometric improvement of NH- 327E at Bhargama and Sukela More including provision of Raniganj Bypass Raniganj Bypas                                             |   3.884 |   119.99 |   65.44 | 31.07.2026 | 67.20%   |
|   23 | Construction to 2 lanes with Paved Shoulder of Jandaha Bypass of NH 103(NH-322) in CH 0.000 (existing Km 35 of NH-103) Jandaha Bypass                           |   4.8   |    47.43 |    9.81 | 15.07.2026 | 38.00%   |
|   24 | Construction of Four-Lane of Chausa-Buxar Bypass from Km 45.000 to Km 65.915 (Package - 2) on EPC Mode. Chausa- Buxar Bypass                                    |  20.915 |  1060.16 |    8.34 | 13.01.2028 | 0.00%    |
|   25 | Construction of 4 no. of Bypasses at Katoria                                                                                                                    |   1.797 |   479.37 |   40.83 | 08.12.2026 | 22.00%   |
|   26 | Katoria, Lakhpura, Banka & Panjwara Lakhpura                                                                                                                    |   2.486 |   479.37 |   40.83 | 08.12.2026 | 22.00%   |
|   27 | (total length-14.359 Banka                                                                                                                                      |   7.131 |   479.37 |   40.83 | 08.12.2026 | 22.00%   |
|   28 | Km) to two lane with paved shoulders standard Pre-Construction activities from Km 134.000 to Km 190.233 of NH- Panjwara                                         |   2.945 |   479.37 |   40.83 | 08.12.2026 | 22.00%   |
|   29 | Improvement to two lane with paved shoulders of NH- 319A from km 0 to km 45 under EPC mode Mohania                                                              |   2.35  |   427.29 |  251.02 | 26.07.2026 | 92.00%   |

|   30 | Improvement and Up gradation to four lane with Paved shoulder                                                                                                                                                                                                               | Mairwa     |   6.260 |         |         |            |        |
|------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|---------|---------|---------|------------|--------|
|   31 | configuration from Existing Km 0+000 to Km 39+500 (design km (0+500) to Km 40+342, Design length km) of NH - 227A ( near Mehrauna Ghat(UP - Bihar Border) to Siwan on Hybrid Annuity Model                                                                                  | Siwan      |   6.982 | 1661.25 |   95.04 | 05.03.2028 | 1.71%  |
|   32 | Construction of Bhabhua Bypass from Ch. 10+800(Design Ch. 10+800) to Ch.                                                                                                                                                                                                    | Bhabhua    |   7.35  |  179.86 |   28.89 | 03.07.2026 | 0.05%  |
|   33 | 18+150) and Chand Bypass from Ch. 38+060 (Design Ch. 36+250) to Ch. 40+460 (Design Ch. 38+650) and widening of existing road to 2 - lane with Paved shoulder from Ch. 40+460 (Design Ch. 38+650) to Ch. 46+860 (Design Ch. 45+050) of NH-219 (Total length- 16.150 Km)under | Chand      |   2.4   |  179.86 |   28.89 | 03.07.2026 | 0.05%  |
|   34 | EPC mode Widening from 2- lane to 4- lane of km 92.935(starting point of old NH 82) to 99.685 km ( End Point of Gaya Bypass of NH- 33) of NH - 120( Total Length = 6.750 km)                                                                                                | Gaya       |   6.75  |   63.37 |   18.45 | 31.05.2026 | 52.00% |
|   35 | Four Laning of                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | Manpur     |   3.97  | 2138.16 | 1744.77 | 30.06.2026 | 97.00% |
|   36 | Gaya Hisua-Rajgir-                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | Wajeerganj |   4.67  | 2138.16 | 1744.77 | 30.06.2026 | 97.00% |
|   37 | Nalanda-Biharsharif                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | Tungi      |   1.9   | 2138.16 | 1744.77 | 30.06.2026 | 97.00% |
|   38 | Section Km 0.00 to                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | Hisua      |   1.323 | 2138.16 | 1744.77 | 30.06.2026 | 97.00% |
|   39 | 92.935 on NH-82                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | Nardiganj  |   2.3   | 2138.16 | 1744.77 | 30.06.2026 | 97.00% |

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