Parliament Question: Ganga expressway and access-controlled corridors

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1378 ANSWERED ON –11/02/2026 GANGA EXPRESSWAY AND ACCESS-CONTROLLED CORRIDORS 1378 SMT. KIRAN CHOUDHRY: SMT. SANGEETA YADAV: SHRI SHAMBHU SHARAN PATEL: SHRI KESRIDEVSINH JHALA: SMT. REKHA SHARMA: SHRI MITHLESH KUMAR: Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS be pleased to state: (a) the current construction and commissioning status of the Ganga Expressway and other access-controlled expressways; (b) what safety audits and crash barrier standards have been enforced before opening these corridors; (c) how maintenance responsibilities are being monitored during the defect-liability period; and (d) whether any penalties have been imposed on concessionaires for delays or quality deviations and if so, the details thereof? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI) (a) to (d) The Government in Ministry of Road Transport & Highways is primarily responsible for development and maintenance of National Highways (NHs) in the country. As far as Ganga expressway is concerned, the project has been undertaken by the State Government of Uttar Pradesh. Project-wise details of completed and commissioned expressway on NHs is at Annexure-I and commissioning status of ongoing access-controlled expressway projects on NHs is at Annexure-II. Delay in construction of these expressway has been mostly caused due to utility shifting, land acquisition delay, Change of Scope (COS) works due to Force Majeure conditions, General arrangement Drawings (GAD) clearance for Road Over Bridge (ROB), issue of non-reimbursement of transportation cost of pond ash by Thermal Power Plants in some States in accordance with the notification dated 25.01.2016 of the Government in Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate change, non availability of earth for highway construction in some States due to onerous conditions, etc.Works on NHs are carried out as per standards, guidelines, manual, code of practice of Indian Roads Congress as well as specifications for Road and Bridge Works. Necessary road safety measures inter-alia include provision of service roads, median openings, merging and diverging facilities, crash barriers, signage boards, foot over bridges, etc. are part of the works. Further, Road Safety Audit is carried out for the independent assessment of newly constructed Expressway before opening them to commercial traffic. All identified road safety issues, including those related to crash barriers, road signage and markings, are addressed before the road is opened to the public. Compliance to the maintenance requirements is ensured through regular field visits and inspections by the Authority Engineer (AE) / Independent Engineer (IE) and Authority officers. Repair of identified defects / issues in the road condition during defect liability period are rectified by the Contractor / Concessionaire within the stipulated timelines as per provisions of the Contract Agreement and its Schedules. Actions against defaulting agencies are taken as per the provisions of the Contract/ Concession agreement in case of any defaults. In addition to termination/debarment/ blacklisting of defaulting agencies, penalties/ liquidated damages are also levied on Contractor for damages/ sub-standard work. Penalty amounting to Rs 42.76 crore have been imposed on Contractors/ Concessionaires for delay/ deviation from stipulated quality control standards for access controlled Expressway projects taken up by the Government.ANNEXURE-I ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1378 FOR ANSWER ON 11.02.2026 ASKED BY SMT. KIRAN CHOUDHRY, SMT. SANGEETA YADAV, SHRI SHAMBHU SHARAN PATEL, SHRI KESRIDEVSINH JHALA, SMT. REKHA SHARMA, SHRI MITHLESH KUMAR REGARDING " GANGA EXPRESSWAY AND ACCESS-CONTROLLED CORRIDORS " Details of completed and commissioned National Expressway works Sl Name of Expressway Length Actual date of No in Km commissioning 1 DME, Pkg.-I: Delhi-Meerut Expressway from Km. 0.00 to 8.716 28.06.2018 Km. 8.716 (Nizamuddin to U.P. Gate) in Delhi on Hybrid Annuity Mode 2 DME, Pkg.-II: Delhi-Meerut Expressway from Km. 8.716 19.284 31.03.2021 to Km. 28.000 (U.P. Border to Dasna) in UP on Hybrid Annuity Mode 3 DME, Pkg.-IV: Greenfield Delhi-Meerut Expressway from 31.777 31.03.2021 Dasna to Meerut (Km. 27.740 to Km 59.777) in UP on EPC Mode 4 EPE, Pkg.-I: 6-lane of Eastern Peripheral Expressway from 21 26.05.2018 km 1.000 to km 22.00 in the States of Haryana and Uttar Pradesh 5 EPE, Pkg.-II: 6-lane of Eastern Peripheral Expressway 24.5 26.05.2018 from km 22.000 to km 46.500 in the States of Haryana and Uttar Pradesh 6 EPE, Pkg.-III: 6-lane of Eastern Peripheral Expressway 24.5 26.05.2018 from km 46.500 to km 71.00 in the State of Uttar Pradesh 7 EPE, Pkg.-IV: 6-lane of Eastern Peripheral Expressway 22 26.05.2018 from Km 71.000 to Km 93.000 in the state of Uttar Pradesh 8 EPE, Pkg.-V: 6-lane of Eastern Peripheral Expressway 21 26.05.2018 from Km 93.000 to Km 114.000 in the States of Haryana and UP. 9 EPE, Pkg.-VI: 6-lane of Eastern Peripheral Expressway 22 26.05.2018 from Km 114.000 to Km 136.000 in the State of Haryana.10 Delhi-Vadodara Greenfield Alignment (NH-148N) (Pkg-18+461 10-02-2023 01) (Ch. 0+000 to Ch. 18+461) [Sohna-Gurugram Road (NH-248A) near Alipur Village and ending before KMP Expressway] 11 Delhi-Vadodara Greenfield Alignment (NH-148N) (Pkg-28+500 10-02-2023 02) (Ch. 18+500 to Ch. 47+000)[Expressway starting before KMP Expressway and ending at Ch. 47+000 near Khanpur Ghati] 12 Delhi-Vadodara Greenfield Alignment (NH-148N) (Pkg-31+800 10-02-2023 03) (Ch. 47+000 to Ch. 78+800) [starting near Khanpur Ghati and ending at HR/RJ Border] 13 Delhi-Vadodara Greenfield Alignment (NH-148N) (Pkg-36+900 26-06-2022 04) (Ch. 78+800 to Ch. 115+700) [HR/Rajasthan Border to Junction with SH-44] 14 Delhi-Vadodara Greenfield Alignment (NH-148N) (Pkg-36+140 28-06-2022 05) (Ch.115+700 to Ch. 151+840) [Junction atSH-44 to Junction Keshopura road] 15 Delhi Vadodara Expressway Section of NE-4 Package-29 22.50 16.05.2023 16 Delhi Vadodara Expressway Section of NE-4 Package-30 21.50 09.01.2026 17 Vadodara Mumbai Expressway Section of NE-4 Package I 23.74 03.08.2022 18 Vadodara Mumbai Expressway Section of NE-4 Package II 32.00 09.01.2024 19 Vadodara Mumbai Expressway Section of NE-4 Package 31.00 10.01.2024 III 20 Vadodara Mumbai Expressway Section of NE-4 Package 13.00 02-04-2024 IV 21 Ahmedabad - Dholera (Pkg III) from km. 48.52 to km. 22.54 28.10.2025 71.06) [Vejallka Village - Start of DSIR zone] 22 Ahmedabad - Dholera (Pkg IV) from km. 71.06 to km. 37.96 10.06.2025 109.019) [Start of DSIR zone - Adhelai Village] 23 Four Laning of Ahmedabad-Vadodara Expressway from 93.30 01.10.2004 km.0.000 to km 93.302 24 Delhi-Mumbai Expressway-MP Portion (NE-4) 244.5 20.09.202325 Delhi Amritsar Katra Package-3 30.6 21-05-2024 26 Delhi Amritsar Katra Package-4 28.85 25-09-2024 27 Delhi-Vadodara 8-lane carriageway starting at Junction 31.16 10.03.2022 with Keshopura Road to Junction with NH-11 (km 151+84 to 183+0) Green Filed Alignment under BM, NE-4 (Package-6) 28 Delhi-Vadodara 8-lane carriageway starting near Junction 31.26 30.06.2022 with NH-11 to start of ROB near junction with NH-11A (km 183 to 214.26) NE-4 (Package-7) 29 Delhi-Vadodara 8-lane carriageway (km 214.26 to 247.31) 33.05 06.02.2023 Green Filed Alignment under BM, NE-4 (Package-8) 30 Delhi-Vadodara 8-lane carriageway (km 247.31 to 292.95) 45.64 31.12.2023 Green Filed Alignment under BM, NE-4 (Package-9) 31 Delhi - Vadodara [starting from Hardeoganj Village near 11.63 30.11.2023 Indergarh to Major Bridge on Maj River (Ch. 319.40 to 331.030), NE-4 (Package-11] 32 Delhi - Vadodara [starting near Major Bridge on Mej 28.14 21.05.2024 River - Junction on SH-37A (Ch. 331.030 to 359.170), NE- 4 (Package-12] 33 Delhi - Vadodara [Junction with SH-37A to Junction with 29.25 28.07.2024 NH- 76 (km. 359.170 to 388.42), NE-4 (Package-13] 34 Delhi - Vadodara [Junction with NH- 76 to Junction with 30.58 31.12.2024 NH-12 near village Ummedpura] (Ch 388.42 to Ch. 419), NE-4 (Package-14] 35 Delhi-Vadodara [Start of Bridge near Manoharpur to 25.125 30.12.2023 Rajasthan/MP Border (km. 427.3 to 452.425), NE-4 (Package-16] 36 4-lane Green Field Expressway Spur from Delhi-66.916 01.06.2025 Vadodara Greenfield expressway near Bandikui to Jaipur in Bharatmala Pariyojana Ph-I in Rajasthan (HAM) NE-4CANNEXURE-II ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1378 FOR ANSWER ON 11.02.2026 ASKED BY SMT. KIRAN CHOUDHRY, SMT. SANGEETA YADAV, SHRI SHAMBHU SHARAN PATEL, SHRI KESRIDEVSINH JHALA, SMT. REKHA SHARMA, SHRI MITHLESH KUMAR REGARDING " GANGA EXPRESSWAY AND ACCESS-CONTROLLED CORRIDORS " Commissioning status of ongoing expressway works Physical Original Sl Length Actual/ Likely date of Expressway progress Target date of No in Km commissioning in % commissioning 6L Elevated Kanpur - Lucknow 1 (Expressway) Pkg-1 from Km. 17.52 93.55 30.07.2025 31.03.2026 10+980 to Km. 28+500 6L Greenfield Kanpur - Lucknow 2 (Expressway) Pkg II from km. 45.244 99.77 08.05.2025 28.02.2026 28.500 to km. 73.744 Construction of 6-lane Greenfield Varanasi-Ranchi-Kolkata Expressway (Pkg-1) from junction with NH-19 & Varanasi 3 27 26.72% 24.11.2026 19.05.2027 Ring Road near Rewasa village to Junction with Chandauli- Chainpur road near Khianti village Delhi-Amritsar-Katra Expressway 4 44.6 80.70% 25.09.2024 31.05.2026 Pkg-14 Delhi-Amritsar-Katra Expressway 5 35.15 88.50% 25.09.2024 31.07.2026 Pkg-15 Delhi-Amritsar-Katra Expressway 6 20.385 92% 26.09.2024 20.06.2026 Pkg-16 Delhi-Amritsar-Katra Expressway 7 26.8 53.90% 13.06.2025 15.09.2026 Pkg-17 Delhi-Amritsar-Katra Expressway 8 15.3 51.82% 19.11.2025 26.08.2026 Pkg-18 Delhi Vadodara Expressway 9 32.83 72% 31.08.2024 31.03.2026 Section of NE-4 Package-26 Delhi Vadodara Expressway 10 26.35 94% 14.02.2024 28.02.2026 Section of NE-4 Package-27Delhi Vadodara Expressway 11 25.23 96% 15.11.2023 31.03.2026 Section of NE-4 Package-28 Delhi Vadodara Expressway 12 19.46 95% 18.05.2023 28.02.2026 Section of NE-4 Package-31 Vadodara Mumbai Expressway 13 24.57 95.00% 31-10-2021 31-03-2026 Section of NE-4 Package V Vadodara Mumbai Expressway 14 36.93 98.90% 11-12-2023 30-11-2024 Section of NE-4 Package VI Vadodara Mumbai Expressway 15 27.50 97.05% 09-11-2023 31-12-2024 Section of NE-4 Package VII Vadodara Mumbai Expressway 16 35.40 4.85% 02-03-2026 Contract terminated Section of NE-4 Package VIII Vadodara Mumbai Expressway 17 26.60 21.75% 13-10-2025 30-06-2026 Section of NE-4 Package IX Vadodara Mumbai Expressway 18 24.60 36.25% 21-03-2024 15-11-2026 Section of NE-4 Package X Ahmedabad - Dholera (Pkg I) from km. 0.00 to km. 22.00) 19 22.00 99.8 11.01.2024 31.01.2026 [Sardar Patel Ring Road - Sindhrej Village] Ahmedabad - Dholera (Pkg II) from km. 22.00 to km. 48.52) 20 26.52 99.58 21.01.2024 15.02.2026 [Sindhrej Village - Vejallka Village] Bangalore-Chennai Expressway 21 27.1 98.99 15.05.2024 04.09.2025 Phase I, Package-I of NE-7 Bangalore-Chennai Expressway- 22 27.1 99.8 16.05.2024 04.09.2025 Phase I, Package-II of NE-7 Bangalore-Chennai Expressway- 23 17.5 99.97 31.05.2024 04.09.2025 Phase I, Package-III of NE-7 4 lane Bangalore to Chennai 24 Expressway (Gudipala to 24.0 94% 28.05.2024 28.02.2026 Walajahpet) section of NE-7 (P-1)4 lane Bangalore - Chennai 25 Expressway (Walajahpet - 24.5 93% 14.07.2024 30.04.2026 Arakonam) section of NE-7 (P-2) 4 Lane Bangalore Chennai Work stopped due to Expressway (Arakonam to 26 25.5 54% 29.07.2024 financial constraints of Kancheepuram) section of NE-7 - Concessionaire. (P-3) 4 Bangalore – Chennai Expressway (Kanchepuram to 27 31.7 84% 09.07.2024 31.07.2026 Sriperumbudur) section of NE-7 (P-4) Ujjain-Garoth Partial Expressway 28 136.5 99% 31.12.2023 06.09.2025 (NH-752D) Bangalore Chennai Expressway PCC has been issued w.e.f from km.71.000 to Km 96.000 29.12.2025. However, 29 (Bethamangala in the state of 25 98.45 09.10.2024 this corridor is not yet Karnataka to Byreddypalli) opened to traffic. (Phase-II Pkg-I) Bangalore Chennai Expressway from km 96.000 To 127.000 30 31 82.75 07.06.2025 17.06.2026 (Byreddypalli to Bangarupalem) (Phase-II Pkg-II) Bangalore Chennai Expressway PCC has been issued w.e.f from km.127.000 to Km 156.000 07.08.2025. However, 31 29 99.46 03.10.2024 (Bangarupalem to Gudipala this corridor is not yet section) (Phase-II Pkg-III) opened to traffic. 32 Delhi Amritsar Katra Package-1 34 99.91 26.12.2023 04.11.2025 33 Delhi Amritsar Katra Package-2 26.8 99.89 13.01.2024 25.12.2024 34 Delhi Amritsar Katra Package-5 37.67 99.2 22-05-2024 28.02.2026 Delhi Amritsar Katra Package-6 30.91 95.35% 21.05.2024 Project completed on 35 09.05.2024. Traffic not commissioned yet Delhi Amritsar Katra Package-7 36.94 95.33% 09.07.2024 25.03.2026 36 Delhi Amritsar Katra Package-8 35.09 31.08% 13.03.2025 Project is under 37 Foreclosure/Termination 38 Delhi Amritsar Katra Package-9 43.04 70.60% 16.07.2024 30.06.2026 Delhi Amritsar Katra Package-10 39.5 62.99% 09.07.2024 Project is under 39 Foreclosure/Termination Delhi Amritsar Katra Package-11 43.02 43.45% 14.11.2024 Project is under 40 Foreclosure/Termination41 Delhi Amritsar Katra Package-12 35.28 25.77% 20.02.2027 20.02.2027 Delhi Amritsar Katra (Amritsar 16.9 28.64 16.04.2026 31.03.2028 42 Connectivity) Spur-1 Delhi Amritsar Katra (Amritsar 30.5 43 Connectivity) Spur-2 Contract terminated Delhi Amritsar Katra (Amritsar 28.07 29.7 26.10.2024 30.11.2026 44 Connectivity) Spur-3 Delhi - Vadodara [End of Interchange on NH-166 near 45 village Mui to Hardeoganj village 26.45 94.62% 21.05.2023 31.03.2026 near Indergarh (Ch 292.95 to 319.40), NE-4 (Package-10] Delhi - Vadodara [Junction with NH-12 to Start of Bridge near 46 8.3 90.03% 04.01.2024 31.03.2026 Manoharpura] (Ch 419.00 to 427.30), NE-4 (Package-15] Construction of 8-lane access controlled Expressway from km. 47 77 to 103.400 (Ganjad to Talasari 26.40 99.85 17-05-2024 28.02.2026 section of VME), Pkg-XI on HAM basis. Construction 8-lane access controlled Expressway from km. 48 50.700 to 77 (Masvan to Ganjad 26.30 97.91 22-03-2024 28.02.2026 section of VME), Pkg-XII on HAM basis. Construction 8-lane access controlled Expressway from km. 26.582 to 50.70 of Main 49 Expressway and km.0 to 3 of 27.18 91.20 08-02-2024 31.03.2026 SPUR (Shirsad to Masvan section of VME), Pkg-XIII on HAM basis. Construction 8-lane access controlled Expressway from km. 50 3.000 to 20.200 (Shirsad to Akloli 17.20 90.06 11-05-2024 28.02.2026 section –SPUR of VME), Pkg- XIV on HAM basis. Construction 8-lane access controlled Expressway from km. 51 20.200 to 38.200 (Akloli to Amne 18.00 90.05 11-05-2024 28.02.2026 section –SPUR of VME), Pkg- XV on HAM basis.Construction 8-lane access controlled Expressway from km. 52 38.200 to 45.200 (Borivali to 7.00 88.00 31.03.2024 31.03.2026 sange Secton - SPUR of VME), Pkg-XVA on HAM basis. Construction of 8-lane access controlled Expressway from km. 53 45.200 to 69.800 (Amne to Bhoj 24.60 92.70 31-10-2024 31.03.2026 section - SPUR of VME) basis, Pkg-XVI on HAM basis. Construction 8-lane access controlled Expressway from Km 54 69.700 to Km 79.783(Bhoj to 9.98 84.25 17-07-2025 31.03.2026 Morbe -Spur) Section of VME, Pkg-XVII on HAM basis. Surat-Nashik-Ahmednagar- 55 Solapur-MH/KTN Border 36.40 36.44 02.10.2026 02.10.2026 (Greenfield stretch Package-XIV) *****