State government has initiated soil testing for the Jayadev Vihar-Nandankanan elevated corridor project, part of initial phase work. Odisha Bridge and Construction Corporation Limited managing director Anupam Saha confirmed soil investigation is underway, with land demarcation and utility services shifting to follow soon.

Soil testing initially planned near Kalinga Stadium, Jayadev Vihar, Kalinga Hospital Square, Damana, and KIIT Square, to determine soil strength and load-bearing capacity before construction. Works department will seek NHAI permission for corridor portion crossing NH overbridge near Jayadev Vihar Square.

State cabinet approved the 9.5-km project on 1 July 2026. Dineshchandra R Agrawal Infracon Pvt Ltd awarded contract as lowest bidder at Rs 579 crore. Target completion: 24 months.

Corridor stretches from Kalinga Stadium (Gate 4) to Raghunathpur bridge, widening from six lanes to eight-lane carriageway with service roads. Project includes four flyovers at Jayadev Vihar (cable-stayed bridge), Kalinga Hospital Square, Damana Square, and KIIT Square, plus improvements at Kalarahanga junction. Features: service roads, slip roads, pedestrian subways, underground parking, drainage, bridges, roundabouts, road safety measures, lighting, landscaping, avenue plantation.

The Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA) floated a Rs 77-crore tender for a 45-metre-wide arterial road linking Guru Kelucharan Park in Gadakana to Patia railway station. The nearly 3-km-long road will be completed within 18 months and is part of a comprehensive development plan to create alternative arterial corridors. The new stretch is expected to reduce heavy traffic burden on the busy Jaydev Vihar-Nandankanan road.

The project followed BDA's acquisition of around 18 acres of private land under the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013. A social impact assessment identified over 150 affected individuals across Chandrasekharpur, Patia and Gadakana.

Once operational, the road will improve connectivity to residential areas including Patia, Chandrasekharpur, Gadakana and Damana, and enhance access to Patia railway station and nearby IT and institutional hubs, including Infocity. The project is part of a larger plan to develop six alternative roads—three on each side of the Jaydev Vihar-Nandankanan corridor—to streamline traffic flow. Experts believe the new road could boost economic activity in the Patia belt by driving up land value and encouraging commercial development.