The centre has set a goal to accelerate the pace of highway construction to 100 km/day from 38 km/day at present.
So far in 2025-26, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has awarded highways projects worth Rs 2.5 trillion. Additionally, by March 2026, it will award highways projects worth Rs 10 trillion.
Moreover, the ministry constructed 10,660 km of national highways in 2024-25, 12,349 km in 2023-24 and 10,331 km in 2022-23.