PATNA, June 30 -- Bihar chief minister Samrat Choudhary met Union road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari in New Delhi on Monday evening and urged him to facilitate early approvals from the Central cabinet to a slew of major national highway projects worth nearly Rs.53,000 crore and stretching over 412 kilometres, officials said.

The high-level meeting, attended by state road construction minister Kumar Shailendra and senior officials from both sides, focused on accelerating infrastructure development across Bihar. Choudhary pressed for speedy clearances, particularly for key expressway corridors and critical connectivity links that are expected to transform road travel in the state.

Among the prominent proposals discussed we...