Country: | IND |
Digha AIIMS Elevated Road Patli Path | |
Cities: | Patna, Bihar |
Length Km: | 12.47 |
Direction A: | North |
Direction B: | South |
Terminus A: | Digha, Patna |
Terminus B: | All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna, Phulwari Sharif |
Maint: | Government of Bihar |
Patli Path (also known as AIIMS-Digha elevated corridor) is an elevated road in Patna, the capital of Bihar.[1] It was inaugurated by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on 30 November 2020.[2] At the time of inauguration of this elevated road, it was the longest elevated road of Bihar and seventh in India.[3]
This 12.47 km-long elevated road connects J.P. Setu towards Phulwari Sharif and vice versa. Around 8.5 km of the road is elevated structure and the remaining 4 km stretch of road is semi-elevated. The first 2 km of the road from NH-98 near All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna is a two-lane semi-elevated structure. The Digha AIIMS Elevated Road road runs parallel to two-lane Digha Bridge Link Road, and it is built above Rupaspur canal (Digha- Danapur canal).[4] [5] As part of this project, there was construction of a railway overbridge (ROB) at Khagaul.
The foundation stone of AIIMS-Digha elevated corridor corridor was laid on November 2, 2013, by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.[6] It is constructed at the cost of Rs 1,289.25 crore. The project is being executed by Gammon India Pvt Ltd.[7] In September 2013, Bihar State Road Development Corporation (BSRDC) awarded this project to Gammon India Pvt Ltd, which quoted the lowest bid of Rs Rs 717.14 crore.[8] [9]