Amas – Darbhanga Expressway – Information & Status
230 km Amas – Darbhanga Expressway (NH-119D) by NHAI is an approved 4 lane access-controlled highway in Bihar with a route alignment connecting the outskirts of Aurangabad – Gaya – Patna – Darbhanga in Bihar.
This greenfield expressway under Bharatmala Pariyojna will serve as a north-south expressway through the middle of Bihar and link the outskirts of Aurangabad – Gaya – Patna – Darbhanga.
Amas – Darbhanga Expressway will utilize portions of the under construction Patna Outer Ring Road and 9.75 km Kachchi Dargah – Bidupur Bridge projects. In the future, it will be extended north to Jaynagar on the Nepal border.
Amas – Darbhanga Expressway’s Detailed Project Report (DPR) was prepared by SA Infrastructure Consultants Pvt. Ltd. Land acquisition for the project started in 2020 and environmental clearance is currently pending.
- Total Estimated Cost: Rs. 5000 crore (approx.)
- Project’s Total Length: 230 km (approx.)
- Lanes: 6
- RoW: 60m
- Status: Bidding Underway
- Deadline: N/A
- Owner: National Highways Authority of India (NHAI)
- Project Model: Hybrid Annuity Model (HAM)
Route Map
A PDF route map will be added here when available.
The expressway will connect Amas, Mathurapur, Guraru, Panchanpur, Bela, Ibrahimpur, Okri, Pabhera, Ramnagar, Sabalpur, Chaksikandar, Dabhaich, Bahuara, Shahpur Badhuni (Tajpur), Shivnandanpur (Burhi Gandak), Basudevpur, Ramnagar (Laheriasarai), Bela and Nawada (Darbhanga).
Current Status
Land acquisition is in final stage. Financial bids were opened in March 2022 to assign contractors for construction.
Tenders & Contractors
Amas – Darbhanga Expressway has been divided into 5 civil packages each with a 24 month deadline.
| Package & Chainage | Contractor (Value) |
| Package 1 (55.002 km): Amas (on NH-02) (Ch.00.000) to village Shivrampur (Ch.55.002) | MEIL is lowest bidder |
| Package 2 (54.322 km): Shivrampur (Ch. 55.002 Km) to Ramnagar (Ch. 109.324 km) | MEIL is lowest bidder |
| Package 3 (47 km): Village Kalyanpur (Ch. 0.000) to village Balbhadarpur (Ch. 47.000) | MEIL is lowest bidder |
| Package 4 (42.21 km): village Balbhadarpur (Ch 47.000) to Bela Nawada (Ch 89.090) | Ram Kripal Singh Construction Pvt. Ltd. is lowest bidder (4 Bids Submitted in April 2022) |
| Ramnagar to Kacchi Dargah NH119D (from Km 109.700 to Km 122.300) including widening of the existing NH31 (from Km 196.700 to Km 198.600) | Bidding Underway |
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