{
  "id": 4918872,
  "title": "NHAI gets 17 bids for ₹8,300 crore Odisha coastal highway project",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/nhai-gets-17-bids-for-8-300-crore-odisha-coastal-highway-project",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-01T19:01:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Economic Times - Economy",
    "slug": "the-economic-times-economy",
    "url": "https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/infrastructure/nhai-gets-17-bids-for-8300-crore-odisha-coastal-highway-project/articleshow/133690601.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has received 17 bids for the ₹8,300 crore Odisha coastal highway project, which stretches 160 km from Rameshwar to Paradeep. The project, approved by the cabinet in June, will be awarded under the hybrid annuity mode (HAM) and is expected to generate significant employment opportunities during construction. The 79.4-km-long Package-I, comprising a four-lane, access-controlled highway from Rameshwar to Konark, received 10 bids, while the 80.7-km-long Package-II, a two-lane highway with a paved shoulder from Konark to Paradeep, garnered seven bids. The new highway, with a design speed of 100 km per hour, will provide faster connectivity to key tourist destinations, including the Sri Jagannath Temple, Puri beach, and Konark Sun Temple.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}