Govt aims to construct 13,000km highways in FY24

The government aims to build 13,000 kilometers (km) of national highways (NH) by the end of March, meaning it would be able to meet about 94% of its target for FY24, a senior government official said.

- Dhirendra Kumar

The ministry of Road Transport and highways (MORTH) had initially targetted to construct 13,814 km of roads in FY24.

In FY23, the government had constructed 10,331 km of highways, against the initial target of 12,500 km.

The ministry is also confident of awarding highway projects worth 10,000 crore by March end, MoRTH secretary Anurag Jain told Mint.

Further, Jain expressed confidence of converting all one-lane roads into two lane

NHs by 2028, given that the length of less than 2-lane NH decreased from 30% in 2014 to 10% in 2023.

Single-lane road refers to a road that allows two-way travel but is not wide enough, in most places, to allow vehicles to pass one another. This kind of road is common in rural areas of the country.