National Highway 119A (India)

National Highway 119A (NH-119A) or Patna-Arrah-Sasaram corridor is an under-construction 4-lane wide national highway in Bihar, India. The NH-119A connects NH-131G at Sadisopur in Patna district to NH-19 at Suara near Dehri-on-Sone in Rohtas district, via Arrah in Bhojpur district.

This highway is a spur of NH-19 and mostly runs along Sone river. A new bridge shall be constructed on Sone near Jalpura Tapa in Bhojpur connecting Ghoratap in Patna district.

Route

The route of NH-119A from north to south is as follows:

Sadisopur (Patna)
Amhara (near IIT Patna)
Jalpura Tapa
Patar (near Arrah)
Udwantnagar
Garhani
Tarari
Dehri (Rohtas)

Junctions

Terminal near Sadisopur, Patna

near Patar, Arrah

Terminal near Dehri

Construction

The construction work of Patna-Arrah-Sasaram highway NH-119A has been divided into two packages by NHAI.

Package-2 is divided into 2 sections: Sadisopur on NH-131G (Patna district) to Ashani on NH-319 (Bhojpur) and Patar (near Udwantnagar) to Garhani (Bhojpur). Only the 10.6 Km long Garhani to Patar section is Brownfield, while rest is Greenfield.

Status updates

Oct 2022: Land acquisition going on in all 3 districts (Patna, Bhojpur and Rohtas) of Bihar by the NHAI.
Mar 2025: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by the PM Narendra Modi, has approved the construction of NH-119A.
May 2025: NHAI has awarded the construction work of Package-1 to NKC Projects Pvt Ltd on 19 May and Package-2 to Galfar Engineering on 27 May.
May 2025: Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation-stone of Patna-Sasaram NH-119A at a rally in Bikramganj, Rohtas district on 30 May 2025.

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