PATNA, June 12 -- In a major development that promises to transform urban mobility and regional connectivity in Bihar's capital, the Central government has approved the eighth and final phase alignment of the ambitious Patna ring road project, said a senior officer of the road construction department (RCD) on Friday.

The ring road around Patna is being built on a 150-kilometre-long stretch as an access-controlled corridor, estimated to cost around Rs.16,000 crore. "The works on the project was started about two decades ago and is now on track for completion, potentially reshaping Patna on the lines of Delhi-NCR," RCD minister Kumar Shailendra told HT.

The project, first conceptualized around 2005, aims to create a seamless road connecti...