Under the Bharatmala Pariyojna, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has issued an invitation to build four lanes on the Bakarpur-Manikpur road section at NH-139W in Bihar. The scope of the project requires four-laning from the Bakarpur-Manikpur road section from Chitarsenpur village (km 0+00) to SH-74 near Manikpur (km 38+814) at NH-139W. It is estimated that a total of 38,814 kilometres will be covered. In addition, it includes the construction and/or repair of large and small bridges, culverts, intersections, junctions, sewers and other structures. It also includes the construction of new pavement and the restoration of existing pavement. The cost is expected to be Rs. 8.71 billion and the deadline to submit a bid is June 7, 2023.