On 03 OCT 2025, the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways announced that the NHAI will install Project Information Sign Boards with QR Codes along National Highways. These boards will provide project-specific information including National Highway number, Highway chainage, project length, construction/maintenance periods, contact numbers for Highway Patrol, Toll Manager, Project Manager, Resident Engineer, Emergency Helpline 1033, NHAI field office. The boards will also provide details about nearby facilities such as hospitals, petrol pumps, toilets, police stations, restaurants, distance to toll plazas, truck lay byes, puncher repair shops, and vehicle service stations/e-Charging Stations. The QR Code sign boards will be placed near wayside amenities, rest areas, toll plazas, truck lay-byes, and highway start/end points. The release ID is 2174411.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Road Transport & Highways: Parent ministry of NHAI
National Highways: Scope of the QR code implementation on National Highway stretches
NHAI: The primary agency responsible for installing the QR code sign boards
Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
NHAI to Install QR Code Sign Boards with Project
Specific Information of National Highways
Posted On: 03 OCT 2025 1:48PM by PIB Delhi
In order to enhance transparency and provide ‘Ease of Commuting’ to the National Highway users, NHAI will
install Project Information Sign Boards with ‘Quick Response (QR) Codes’ along the National Highway
stretches to provide relevant project specific information and emergency helpline numbers to National
Highway commuters.
The vertical QR Code Sign Boards will provide project-specific information including National Highway
number, Highway chainage, project length, construction/maintenance periods, Contact numbers for Highway
Patrol, Toll Manager, Project Manager, Resident Engineer, Emergency Helpline 1033, NHAI field office as
well as details about nearby facilities like hospitals, petrol pumps, toilets, police stations, restaurants, distance
to toll plaza, truck lay bye, puncher repair shop and vehicle service stations/e-Charging Station etc.
For enhanced visibility, the ‘QR Code’ sign boards will be placed near wayside amenities, rest areas, toll
plazas, truck lay-byes, highway start/end points, and signages for the convenience of National Highway users.
Apart from providing specific information about the National Highway stretches and enhancing transparency,
the QR code sign boards will not only help to enhance road safety through better access to emergency and
local information but also go a long way in improving user experience and awareness about National
Highways across the country.
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(Release ID: 2174411)