The Eastern Ghats present a significant obstacle to the construction of the Berhampur–Jeypore Motorway (BJEW), a six-lane greenfield corridor with parallel rail connectivity. The BJEW has encountered significant technical and environmental challenges.
The New Indian Express claims that the project's cost and complexity may rise as a result of the rough terrain and dense forest cover along the suggested path. Notably, the 287-kilometer motorway is one of the government's top priorities and is planned to be a part of Odisha's high-speed transportation network.Preliminary analyses indicate that the suggested course crosses the Eastern Ghats' mountainous areas for around 230 km.

A right of way (RoW) of 80 metres is permitted under the current design; but, adding a parallel railway line would necessitate increasing it to 200 metres, which would significantly increase engineering challenges and the need for forest diversion.An 80-meter RoW would require the diversion of about 717 acres of reserve forest area, according to the TNIE studies. However, clearing about 2,000 acres might be necessary to increase it to 200 meters.Large-scale rehabilitation and relocation problems would result from the proportionate increase in the land acquisition requirement, which would go from around 5,673 acres to over two and a half times that amount. Additionally, alterations to the land layout may increase the risk of landslides.

Chief Secretary Manoj Ahuja presided over a recent review meeting when it was decided to share the proposed alignment with Indian Railways for a thorough feasibility and design assessment.To alleviate increasing traffic, the state government is also constructing a number of urban motorways concurrently. The projected Rasulgarh–Raghunathpur motorway in Bhubaneswar is one of them.