NHAI awards HAM contracts for 111-km six-lane Capital Region Ring Road around Bhubaneswar
NHAI issued Letters of Award on 3 March 2026 for the 111-km six-lane access-controlled Capital Region Ring Road (Bhubaneswar Bypass) in Odisha, from Rameshwar to Tangi, in three packages under the Hybrid Annuity Mode.
Summary
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) issued Letters of Award, announced on 3 March 2026, for the six-lane access-controlled greenfield Capital Region Ring Road (Bhubaneswar Bypass) in Odisha. The 111-km road from Rameshwar to Tangi will be built in three packages under the Hybrid Annuity Mode (HAM) and is expected to be completed in about 30 months. Package I (Rameshwar–Bilipada, 40 km) went to Patel Infrastructure, Package II (Bilipada–Gobindpur, 30 km) to VRC Constructions, and Package III (Gobindpur–Tangi near Bandola Toll Plaza, 40 km) to HG Infra Engineering. With a design speed of 100 kmph, the corridor is meant to decongest Bhubaneswar, Cuttack and Khordha.
Key facts
- Date
- 3 March 2026 (LOAs announced)
- Project
- Capital Region Ring Road (Bhubaneswar Bypass), Odisha
- Length
- 111 km, six-lane, access-controlled, greenfield
- Route
- Rameshwar to Tangi
- Mode
- Hybrid Annuity Mode (HAM), 3 packages
- Timeline
- About 30 months
- Design speed
- 100 kmph
Practice MCQs 3 questions
The Capital Region Ring Road project, for which NHAI issued Letters of Award in March 2026, is being built around which city?
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Correct answer: B — Bhubaneswar
The 111-km Capital Region Ring Road is also called the Bhubaneswar Bypass, in Odisha.
Under which model will the Bhubaneswar Capital Region Ring Road be built?
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Correct answer: C — Hybrid Annuity Mode
The 111-km road will be built in three packages under the Hybrid Annuity Mode (HAM).
Consider the following statements about the Capital Region Ring Road (Bhubaneswar Bypass): 1. It runs for 111 km from Rameshwar to Tangi. 2. It is a four-lane brownfield upgrade of an existing highway. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
Only statement 1 is correct. The project is a six-lane access-controlled greenfield road with a design speed of 100 kmph.