Roads and Bridges

The centre has unveiled the second phase of the NMP, a continuation of a policy experiment. However, it is now a strategy to fund infrastructure without overstretching the public balance sheet. The government plans to […]

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has revised the construction timelines for national highways (NH) to better accommodate challenges like rough terrain and engineering complexity. Under the new framework, projects costing over Rs […]

The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has outperformed its target for highway construction in 2025-26, constructing 5,313 km, 15 per cent above than the initial goal of 4,640 km. The construction figures translate to […]

VINCI Highways has agreed to acquire Macquarie Asset Management’s (MAM) India Toll‑Operate‑Transfer (ToT) road assets for an enterprise value of about Rs 150 billion (around $1.6 billion). The deal involves nine toll‑road projects totalling about […]

The Delhi government’s 2026-27 budget, earmarks Rs 13.92 billion for strengthening and redeveloping about 750 km of PWD roads, part of a broader Rs 59.21 billion for PWD and Rs 78.87 billion for Urban Development. […]

Four major National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) highway projects worth around Rs 220 billion have failed to attract any bids from private companies, marking a setback for the build–operate–transfer (BOT) model. Private developers are […]

India’s road infrastructure investment trusts (InvITs) are projected to more than double in value, reaching Rs 5.45 trillion by 2030, according to a joint report by FICCI and CRISIL. This growth reflects surging investor interest […]

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), approved Rs 69.69 billion for upgrading National Highway 927 (NH-927) into a four-lane greenfield highway in Uttar Pradesh. Spanning 169.64 km, the project connects Bareilly to the India-Nepal […]

Macquarie Asset Management is nearing a deal to acquire a significant stake in Maple Infrastructure Trust, a roads-focused infrastructure investment trust (InvIT) sponsored by CDPQ. The transaction could value the stake at up to $350 […]

National Highways (NH) passing through Gujarat have generated a substantial Rs 203.83 billion in toll tax revenue for the central government since 2020-21. A detailed year-wise breakdown of the toll collections from National Highways Fee […]

The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) plans to mobilise around Rs 100 billion this month through two Infrastructure Investment Trusts (INVITs). This move aims to ease the NHAI’s debt burden and fund ongoing highway […]

T&T Infra Limited has received a letter of award (LoA) worth Rs 1,787.97 million for implementation of the Dwarka Chowk Grade-Separator Project. Bids for the same were invited by the Maharashtra State Infrastructure Development Corporation […]

The central government has allocated funds worth Rs 3,098.75 billion to the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) under Union Budget 2026-27 on February 1, 2026. Of the total allocation, Rs 1,872.93 billion is […]

Raajmarg InvIT, an infrastructure investment trust backed by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), has filed for a Rs 60 billion initial public offering (IPO). The issue will open for subscription on March 11, […]

Private investors are poised to commit nearly Rs 1 trillion to highway construction in 2026-27, marking the highest annual private sector contribution to India’s roads infrastructure. Projects worth Rs 350 billion under the BOT (toll) […]

The model concession agreement (MCA) for build operate transfer (BOT) road projects has been modified to equitably share risk and rewards with concessionaires. Around Rs 2 trillion BOT road projects are in the pipeline where […]

The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has accepted an offer from National Highways Infra Trust (NHIT) worth Rs 62.20 billion to monetise two key highway assets totaling 310.35 km across Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh. […]

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has amended the National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Rules, 2008, to adjust toll collection on partially operational National Expressways.​ Previously, expressways charged a 25 […]

The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is constructing the Indora-Dighori flyover near Nagpur on National Highway‑7, which is set to become India’s longest state‑of‑the‑art flyover once completed. The project has already recorded more than […]