This highway originates from Bakhtiyarpur in Bihar and terminates at Panikoili in Odisha.

[1][2] Bihar:- Bakhtiyarpur - Bihar Sharif - Nawada - Rajauli Jharkhand:- Kodarma - Barhi - Padma - Hazaribag - Charhi - Kuju - Ramgarh - Ormanjhi - Irba - Mesra - Ranchi - Khunti - Tamar - Chandil - Kandra - Chaibasa - Jagannathpur - Jaintgarh.

Odisha:- Champua - Parsora - Rimuli - Kendujhargarh and terminating at Panikoili.

The highway is 4 laned in Bakhtiyarpur - Bihar Sharif - Nawada, Kodarma - Barhi - Padma - Hazaribag - Charhi - Kuju - Ramgarh - Ormanjhi - Irba - Mesra - Ranchi, Chandil - Kandra & Rimuli - Kendujhargarh - Panikoili stretches.

4 lane works is to be done in Nawada - Rajauli, Ranchi - Khunti - Tamar, Chaibasa - Hat Gamharia - Jaintgarh & Champua - Parsora - Rimuli stretches which will reduce the distance to 676 kilometres (420 mi) from current 729 kilometres (453 mi)