GUWAHATI: The Assam government has announced plans to conduct a feasibility study for integrating a metro rail system over or alongside the Guwahati Ring Road, as part of efforts to ease congestion in the city and encourage urban expansion beyond the ring road corridor, with a particular focus on satellite towns.
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The proposal was outlined in the state government's latest announcement, which highlighted the scale of the ongoing 121-km Guwahati Ring Road Project. The project includes a 55-km greenfield northern bypass, a 3-km six-lane bridge across the Brahmaputra, and six-lane widening of NH-27, infrastructure officials say offers substantial potential for improving urban mobility in the region.
By linking a metro system to the ring road network, the government aims to decongest the city core while spurring planned development in areas surrounding Guwahati, positioning the ring road as a dual-purpose road-cum-rail corridor for future growth.
