DELHI, INDIA, December 19, 2001: India could see huge economic benefits from upgrades to the highway linking four of its biggest cities, the World Bank forecasts. Improving the 3,600-mile-long “Golden Quadrilateral,” which links Delhi, Chennai, Calcutta and Bombay, will cost the Indian government some US$6 billion. The World Bank estimates the improvement will generate more than a quarter of that total every year after completion. Most of the highway, plied by cars, buses, trucks and ox-carts alike, is currently a two-lane road. Under the scheme, it is expected to be widened to a four lane highway, including service roads, express way sections and town bypasses.
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