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NHAI awarded 6,306 km of highways projects in FY22; built 4,325 km

The NHAI awarded projects for a total length of 6,306 kilometres in the last financial year, while the agency constructed 4,325 kilometres of highways, an official statement said on Friday

All efforts being made to complete Delhi-Mumbai Expressway: Gadkari

Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on Monday said all efforts are being made to complete the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway project expeditiously. In a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha, Gadkari said, out of total length of the project, 350 km has already been constructed and works for construction of 825 km is in progress. Gadkari said bids for remaining 163 kms length have been received/ invited and these balance works are likely to be awarded in the current financial year. "Out of the total length of Delhi-Mumbai Expressway, 350 km has already been constructed and works for construction of 825 km is in progress," he said. The target date for completion of the complete corridor of Delhi-Mumbai Expressway is January 2023. "In ongoing packages, there are certain slippages on account of the ongoing COVID pandemic. All efforts are being made to complete the project expeditiously," Gadkari noted. Replying to a separate question, he said at present, implementati

India needs a new Highway Services Authority

Moving on to technology, the new leap of faith is that toll collections are poised to shift to a GPS-based system

NHAI cancels fourth TOT bundle; invites bids for fifth set of projects

The govt had to earlier cancel the second package of TOT because of tepid response while the third package ran into funding troubles for the Singapore-based operator Cube Highways

In a first, NHAI to start ranking national highways for quality of service

Highways will be assessed on the basis of three criteria; highway efficiency, highway safety and user services

NHAI's Covid force majeure fraught with loopholes, say contractors

Encashment of bank guarantees, non-payment of maintenance costs and lower estimation of revenue and expenditure are some issues raised by road developers

Indecisive officials dealing with highway projects to face action: Gadkari

The Minister said the NHAI has resumed 95 per cent of work on war-footing now with permission to start construction activities while adhering to guidelines.

Lockdown 2.0: Our targets for project award won't decline, says Gadkari

In an interview to Megha Manchanda, Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari says he is optimistic about the sector meeting its project execution target in a time-bound manner

New BOT model may still not be preferred mode for highways: Experts

The NHAI has introduced 'harmonious exit' clause in the new concession pacts for the BOT projects

Lenders can now transfer stuck BOT projects to other developers

This move will draw a fine line of functional balance of public-private partnership for development of highway infrastructure in the country

Steps being taken to complete Rs 5.72 trn highway projects on time: Gadkari

He said that currently, 1,407 projects involving 50,016 km of national highways was underway worth Rs 5.72 lakh crore

NHAI to issue land bonds for acquisition from states, other stakeholders

New mechanism will postpone upfront payment

NHAI seeks Rs 25,000-cr additional budgetary support for highway projects

The NHAI has the approval to raise Rs 75,000 crore in borrowings during the current year, while the government support is Rs 36,691 crore

NHAI to put existing highway projects under infrastructure investment trust

It is learnt that the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) would prefer brown-field projects over greenfield contracts for InvIT

NHAI pause on contracts likely to hurt construction firms' revenue

Gadkari said NHAI was in a comfortable position and it would go ahead with its fund-raising plans

Red signal for NHAI: Understanding concerns about its rising debt

In this podcast, Business Standard's infrastructure editor explains what the issues facing NHAI are

NHAI to offer roads as collateral, in talks with SBI to fund projects

Only SBI has agreed in-principle for the securitisation model

NHAI at a crossroads on debt servicing; 'concerned' PMO raises red flags

According to SBI Caps, the proportion of debt funding has risen sharply in the recent NHAI projects

NHAI projects likely to fall short by 33-37% of its FY19 target, says Icra

As on March 31, 2018, NHAI has around 15,000 km of portion, which included projects awarded over the last five years, under completion