{"data": {"schema": "publicfeed.update.v1", "id": "PIB-2322801", "url": "https://publicfeed.in/orders/PIB-2322801", "headline": "Government approves ₹3,590 crore four-laning of NH-22 in Bihar", "summary": "The Ministry of Road Transport & Highways announced on 13 October 2026 that the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved the four-laning of an 82.57-km section of National Highway-22 (NH-22) in August 2026. The project, costing ₹3,590.73 crore, will upgrade the Muzaffarpur–Sitamarhi–Sonbarsa corridor to improve connectivity between economic centres and the India–Nepal border. It includes seven major bridges, three railway overbridges, and two flyovers to ease congestion and support regional trade. The release does not say when the project takes effect.", "key_points": ["Project cost: ₹3,590.73 crore under Hybrid Annuity Mode (HAM)", "Scope: Upgrading 82.57 km of NH-22 from Muzaffarpur to Sonbarsa", "Infrastructure: 7 major bridges, 3 railway overbridges, and 2 flyovers", "Design speed: 100 kmph with an average operating speed of 80 kmph", "Connectivity: Links 5 economic nodes, including 4 industrial estates and a Mega Food Park"], "issued_date": "2026-10-13", "listing_date": "2026-10-13", "document": {"form": "Press release", "number": "2322801", "type": "Press release", "legal_character": "informational_communication", "functions": ["announces"], "cites": ["PM GatiShakti National Master Plan"]}, "issuer": "Ministry of Road Transport & Highways", "department": "Ministry of Road Transport & Highways", "source": {"key": "pib", "name": "Press Information Bureau", "site": "pib.gov.in", "official_url": "https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=2322801"}, "topics": ["infrastructure", "road transport", "bihar"], "reader_topics": ["Transport & roads"], "intent": "updates", "states": ["br"], "national": false, "places": ["Muzaffarpur–Sitamarhi–Sonbarsa section of NH-22, Bihar"], "applies_to": ["road users and regional trade"], "dates": [{"kind": "event", "date": "2026-08-01", "wording": "August 2026", "what": "CCEA approval of the NH-22 upgradation project", "counts_from": null}], "revision": "9887b916a1c43d47", "recorded_at": "2026-10-13T13:43:25.595132+00:00", "provenance": {"method": "ai_summary", "automated_check": "pass", "human_review": "pending"}}, "meta": {"schema": "publicfeed.update.v1", "count": 1, "next": null, "plan": "free", "feed_updated_at": "2026-10-23T21:40:35.949254+00:00", "generated_at": "2026-10-23T22:21:24+00:00"}, "attribution": "Data: PublicFeed (https://publicfeed.in), summarising official documents linked in each record. Summaries are AI-generated and not legal advice; the official original is the authority.", "license": "https://publicfeed.in/terms#data-licence"}