Parliament Question: National Highways in Gujarat

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO - 2183 ANSWERED ON - 11/03/2026 NATIONAL HIGHWAYS IN GUJARAT

2183. SHRI PARIMAL NATHWANI:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS be pleased to state:-

(a) steps taken by Government in terms of extensive potholes and broken surfaces on major highway routes of Gujarat including Bharuch-Surat and Ahmedabad-Himmatnagar highway;

(b) the details of toll collected from National Highways of Gujarat during last five years and funds allocated to the State for construction-maintenance work of highways of the State during the same period; and

(c) whether Government has decided any deadline for completion of work on highways of Gujarat, particularly on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad (NH-48), Surat-Dahisar and Ahmedabad- Rajkot-Jetpur routes? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

(a) The maintenance of National Highways (NHs) is a continuous process and is being done through existing concessionaires/ contractors and maintenance contractors appointed in the project corridor of NH-48. The rectification to damages & potholes including work of bitumionous overlay has been completed for Bharuch Surat Section and Ahmedabad- Himmatnagar sections of NH-48.

(b) The year-wise details of toll collected and details of funds allocated for development &

maintenance of National Highways are as under:

Amount in Rs. Cr Financial Toll Collection from NHs of Allocation for Development & Maintenance of Year Gujarat NHs of Gujarat 2020-21 3178.58 7533 2021-22 3744.36 107102022-23 4090.04 9831 2023-24 4394.82 10900 2024-25 4975.2 8262

(c) The details are tabulated as under:

Highway Section Remarks NH-48 i. Vapi-Surat & The 6-laning work has already been completed in 2011 (Bharuch-Surat) Surat- Bharuch & Year 2013 (Surat-Vapi) and currently under maintenance on Performance Based Road Maintenance Contract (PBMC) mode. The work of construction of 16 Nos of bridges and flyovers/Vehicular underpass is under progress which is targeted to be completed by January 2027.

ii. Bharuch- The 6-laning work has already been completed in 2011 and is currently

Vadodara: under maintenance on PBMC mode. The work of construction of 07 Nos of bridges and flyovers/Vehicular underpass is under progress which is targeted to be completed by December 2026. iii. Vadodara- Six laning has been completed and is under maintenance under BOT Ahmedabad- mode till 2037.

iv. Shamlaji – Balance work of 6 – laning is targeted for completion by June- 2026.

Motachiloda Rajkot-Jetpur section of 6-laning work is under progress and targeted for completion by NH-27. January-2027.

Rajkot-Ahmedabad This project is under jurisdiction of Govt. of Gujarat and being done through their own budgetary resources.

Further, work of Delhi- Mumbai Expressway is also under implementation which is targeted for completion by March-2028. *****