NHAI to rank roads periodically on various parameters

NHAI will rank roads periodically on various parameters, including safety management. Projects on the Delhi-Vadodara, Agra-Mumbai and Mumbai-Kolkata economic corridors will be audited first and once the success rate of the gradation exercise is established, it will be extended to other highway contracts. The ranking will be in line with global practices wherein expressways will be ranked on the basis of their performance in areas such as safety, accident response management, seamless mobility, wayside amenities, condition of roads and toll plazas. However, whether the ranking will be done by NHAI or an external consultant is yet to be decided. Earlier, in February 2018, NHAI had launched a ranking system for toll plazas to address issues affecting highway users.