Nagpur is heading for its biggest-ever road expansion. The proposed Cement Concrete Road (CCR) Project Phase-5 will build 135 new roads across ten zones, covering 89.22 km at a cost of ₹900 crore. At ₹10.09 crore per kilometre, Phase-5 is more cost-efficient than Phase-4, which stood at ₹12.79 crore per km.
Phase-4, sanctioned in December 2023, involved 33 roads totalling 23.45 km with a budget of ₹300 crore. So far, 18 roads (10.25 km) worth ₹132.30 crore are complete, while eight more stretches (9.24 km) are still under construction. Key routes such as Somalwada Road, RBI Colony to Tapovan and Joggers Park are already open, while Neeri Road to Ath Rasta Chowk and Anand Talkies to Dhantoli Police Station are nearing completion. A unique feature is the 196 recharge pits built to harvest rainwater, 61 of which are functional.
Phase-5, however, is where scale and politics meet. Laxminagar Zone will see 24 roads (7.65 km), while Dharampeth gets 16 roads (15.36 km), largely leftover works. Hanuman Nagar is allotted 7 roads (5.94 km) on the Chief Minister’s proposal, and Dhantoli gets 4 roads (2.80 km) backed by Union Minister Nitin Gadkari. Nehru Nagar will have 14 roads (12.48 km) and Gandhi Bagh 5 roads (3.25 km). In the east, Lakadganj is allocated 21 roads (13.35 km) following demands from corporator Narendra Borkar, while Aasi Nagar tops the list with 22 roads (16.49 km). Mangalwari will get 20 roads (11.90 km).
The reasoning is clear: Phase-5 plugs gaps left by Phase-4, addresses citizen anger over potholes and waterlogging, and honours political assurances. It is not just an expansion but a citywide road revolution in the making.
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