As of December 3, 2025, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has constructed approximately 57,125 km of National Highways in the last five financial years. Under Phase-I of the Bharatmala Pariyojana, 796 projects totaling 26,425 km have been awarded, with 21,248 km constructed up to September 2025. 3,187 km of NH projects, including expressways and economic corridors, have been sanctioned/awarded in Karnataka during the last five financial years. The NH network length in the country has increased from 1,32,499 km in March 2019 to 1,46,560 km. The length of 4-lane and above NH network has increased by 1.4 times from 31,066 km in 2019 to 43,512 km, while the proportion of less than 2-lane NHs has decreased from 27% to 9% of the total NH network. Approximately 3,052 km of access-controlled National High Speed Corridors (HSCs) / Expressways have been operationalized. The average freight speed on HSCs has increased from 30-35 km/h on 4-lane NHs to about 50 km/h on HSC. This information was provided by the Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Shri Nitin Jairam Gadkari, in a written reply in Rajya Sabha. Release ID: 2198346, Visitor Panel: 802.
Key Entities Referenced
Bharatmala Pariyojana: A highway development program, specifically Phase-I.
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways: The primary government body responsible for the construction and maintenance of national highways.
National Highways (NHs): The road network under the purview of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways.
Karnataka: A state where NH projects have been sanctioned/awarded.
Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
EXPANSION OF NATIONAL HIGHWAYS
NETWORK UNDER BHARATMALA PARIYOJANA
प्रव तथ: 03 DEC 2025 6:46PM by PIB Delhi
The Government in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has constructed about 57,125 km of
National Highways (NHs) during the last five financial years.
Out of 34,800 km planned under Phase-I of Bharatmala Pariyojana, 796 projects with the total length of
26,425 km have been awarded, of which cumulative length of 21,248 km has been constructed upto
September,2025.
3,187 km NH projects, including expressways and economic corridors, have been sanctioned / awarded in
the State of Karnataka during the last five financial years.
Infrastructure sector which is the prime mover of the economy contributes to the faster economic growth
and development. NH network length in the country has increased from 1,32,499 km in March 2019 to
1,46,560 km at present. Length of 4-lane and above NH network has increased by 1.4 times from 31,066
km in 2019 to 43,512 km. Also, proportion of less than 2-lane NHs has decreased from 27% in 2019 to
9% of the total NH network. Access controlled National High Speed Corridors (HSCs) / Expressways in
about 3,052 km length have already been operationalized.
With the above, the average freight speed on HSCs has increased from 30-35 km/h on 4-lane NHs to
about 50 km/h on HSC. These have increased regional connectivity and accessibility to the NHs across
the country and also increased the logistics efficiency, thereby leading to economic growth.
This information was given by the Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Shri Nitin Jairam
Gadkari in a written reply in Rajya Sabha.
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