Bihar's road department secured more than ₹74,000 crore for 2026–27 to fund expressways, greenfield corridors and bridges.
The budget passed in the Bihar Assembly lays out five expressways, two greenfield corridors and 12 river bridges as part of a sweeping connectivity push.
The allocation signals the scale of investment in roads, which officials expect to cut travel times across districts.
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