Guwahati, May 17 -- The Central government's newly approved Shillong-Silchar expressway of Assam, will form a key link in a larger multi-modal transport network aimed at connecting Northeast India to seaports via Myanmar, bypassing Bangladesh.

The 166.8-km high-speed, four-lane expressway sanctioned for Rs 22,864 crore will run from Mawlyngkhung near Shillong to Panchgram near Silchar along NH-6.

The project, undertaken by the National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (NHIDCL), is expected to be completed by 2030.

This expressway will connect with the Kaladan Multi-Modal Transit Transport Project in Myanmar, funded by India's Ministry of External Affairs. The Kaladan project links Kolkata Port to Myanmar's Si...