Parliament Question: Status of National Highway Projects in Nashik

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2058 ANSWERED ON 30TH JULY, 2026 STATUS OF NATIONAL HIGHWAY PROJECTS IN NASHIK 2058. SHRI RAJABHAU PARAG PRAKASH WAJE: Will the MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री be pleased to state: (a) the details and present status of all National Highway projects sanctioned in Nashik district during the last five years, indicating project-wise length, cost, physical progress and target completion dates; (b) the current status of the proposed Nashik Outer Ring Road, including DPR, land acquisition, financial approval and reasons for the delay in commencement; (c) the details and present status of all Greenfield Highway projects proposed or approved in Nashik district including alignment, land acquisition and timelines; (d) whether cost escalation and execution delays have adversely affected these projects and if so, the reasons and responsibility fixed; (e) the status of land acquisition and fund release, project-wise; and (f) the time-bound action plan to complete all pending National Highway, Outer Ring Road and Greenfield Highway projects before further cost escalation and inconvenience to the public? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI) (a) The status of all National Highways (NHs) projects sanctioned in Nashik district during the last five years including current year is annexed. (b) The Government in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways is primarily responsible for development and maintenance of NHs. Nashik Outer Ring Road is not a NH and the same is being developed by the State Government of Maharashtra through its own funds.(c) to (e) The Government has sanctioned construction of 6-lane access control Greenfield Expressway project from Nashik-Adgoan- Niphad-Sinnar-Ahilyanagar having total length of 152 km at an estimated cost of Rs. 9494 Crores. At present, compensation awards for land acquisition have been declared for 90% area and compensation disbursed for 25% area. The bids for award of civil construction work are invited with Bid Due Date on 20.08.2026. The civil construction works are targeted for completion in Financial Year (FY) 2030-31. (f) The Government has taken number of steps to ensure timely completion of NH projects. These include streamlining and expediting land acquisition using “Bhoomirashi” portal and GIS-based Land Acquisition Plan, revamping “Parivesh” Portal through Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, to facilitate faster forest and environmental clearances, enabling online approval of General Arrangement of Drawings (GAD) of Road Over Bridge / Road Under Bridge (ROB/RUB) from the Railways, and leveraging the mechanism of review and resolution of bottlenecks / hindrances in ongoing projects, in active collaboration with the State Governments and other stakeholders. Government has also launched a web portal for Railway related clearances with defined timelines for various approvals. Government has put in place a strong framework using multiple mechanisms for monitoring project progress and contractor inefficiencies. Regular review meetings are conducted at various levels with stakeholders to assess project progress, and critical projects such as those delayed by more than three years or pending for award / appointment. Many State Governments conduct coordination meetings led by the Chief Secretary to resolve issues affecting project execution. Projects where issues remain unresolved are escalated for further review through the Project Monitoring Group and also through “PRAGATI”.ANNEXURE ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2058 ANSWERED ON 30TH JULY, 2026 ASKED BY SHRI RAJABHAU PARAG PRAKASH WAJE REGARDING STATUS OF NATIONAL HIGHWAY PROJECTS IN NASHIK. S. Project Name NH Date of Length Total Scheduled Physical No No. sanction (km) Project Completion Progress . Cost date % (Rs. in Crores) 1 Rehabilitation and Up- 752G 22.03.2022 37.14 428.80 14.05.2025 Completed gradation of Satana to Mangrul (Chandwad) section of NH-752G Design Km.64.000 to Km. 101.140 to two / four lane with paved shoulders in the state of Maharashtra on Engineering procurement & Construction (EPC) mode 2 Strengthening from 160A 23.02.2022 30.00 37.83 05.10.2023 Completed Khambale to Pahine Section (Km. 58.300 to 71.800, 72.800 to 79.100 & 81.800 to 88.600) and Satgaon to Amboli Section (Km. 98.200 to 101.600) including reconstruction of Minor Bridge & Culverts (5- Nos) on NH-160 A Sinner - Ghoti - Trimbakshwer - Jawahar Road in the State of Maharashtra 3 Strengthening of existing 60 23.02.2022 8.64 14.11 07.10.2023 Completed road from Km 177.000 to 185.500 (Section in Sinnar Town) of Pune - Nashik Road NH 60 (old NH50) in the State of Maharashtra. (Length- 8.636 Km) 4 PQC of existing 848 31.03.2022 0.28 1.57 01.12.2022 Completed carriageway from Km. 57/00 to 57/284 L=0.284 km Peth to Hattipada Section of Thane-Nashik-S. Project Name NH Date of Length Total Scheduled Physical No No. sanction (km) Project Completion Progress . Cost date % (Rs. in Crores) Peth-Kaparda-Pardi Road of NH-848 in the State of Maharashtra. 5 Construction of water 60 24.03.2023 0.39 4.06 22.04.2024 Completed channel in Shinde village at Slab culvert Km.194.200 of Pune Nashik Road NH-60 6 Construction of Service 60 21.03.2023 1.09 5.67 22.09.2024 Completed road at Saradwadi village along Sinnar bypass road (Pune Nashik road) NH-60 at Km.187.910 to 189.000 7 Rehabilitation & 953 22.02.2024 17.57 125.45 06.04.2027 15% Upgradation of NH 953 from Km.104.000 to Km. 121.570 section from Saputara to Chausale(Gujarat/Mahara shlra State border) to 2L+PS configuration, Dist. Nashik in the state of Maharashtra 8 Strengthening of existing 60 09.11.2023 6.30 19.42 04.02.2025 Completed 6 lane of NH 60 from km.201.350 to 202.080 & 203.080 to 208.649 section from Nashik road to Dwarka, Dist. Nashik in the state of Maharashtra 9 Construction of 2L 160H 04.03.2024 7.45 73.21 17.03.2027 Recently Malegaon Bypass to NH started 160H from Km 0.000 to 7.450 in Dist. Nashik in the State of Maharashtra. 10 Construction of R.O.B at 753J 11.10.2023 1.05 116.62 15.12.2027 2% LC 115B (Near Nastanpur) at Km.126+150 of Nandgaon Chalisgaon section of NH- 753J in the state of Maharashtra on EPC mode 11 Construction of 12 No of 3 01.03.2024 17.35 850.62 31.03.2027 40% Standalone SafetyS. Project Name NH Date of Length Total Scheduled Physical No No. sanction (km) Project Completion Progress . Cost date % (Rs. in Crores) Structures (Package–I) at different locations on NH–3 – in the state of Maharashtra on EPC mode 12 Six laning of existing 4 3 01.02.2024 19.71 880.99 14.04.2027 35% lane section from Gonde (Km. 439.038) to Pimpri- Sado (Km. 459.905) section of NH-848 (Old NH-3) (Design Length=19.712Km) under NH(O) in the state of Maharashtra on Hybrid Annuity Mode 13 Periodic Renewal of Six 3 17.05.2023 46.00 250.00 13.03.2025 Completed laned Pimpalgaon-Nashik- Gonde (Ch. 380.00 to Ch. 439.038) section of NH-03 in the State of Maharashtra using Thin White Topping (TWT) (Excluding EPC-II works & proposed EPC structures) on EPC mode 14 Design and Construction 3 15.09.2024 1.22 47.84 31.12.2026 75% of Vehicular Underpass as Long-term rectification work at MoRTH Blackspot i.e. Dongarbaba Temple (MH- 04-192) at Ch. 425.510 on Pimpalgaon-Nashik- Gonde Section of NH-3 in the State of Maharashtra on EPC Mode 15 Upgradation to two lanes 848 02.01.2025 4.53 69.09 27.10.2026 10% with paved shoulder configuration from km 38.970 to km 41.816 (Sawal ghat) and km 49.730 to km 51.413 (Kotambi Ghat) of NH-848 in Nashik District in the State of Maharashtra on EPC modeS. Project Name NH Date of Length Total Scheduled Physical No No. sanction (km) Project Completion Progress . Cost date % (Rs. in Crores) 16 Design & Construction of 3 19.06.2024 1.20 48.09 31.12.2026 75% Vehicular Underpass (VUP) at Khadakjambat Ch. 373+430 & Light Vehicular Underpass (LVUP) at Ch. 373+650 in the State of Maharashtra on EPC Mode 17 Improvement and 160A 21.03.2025 53.10 264.35 30.09.2026 77% strengthening of existing 2 lane stretch to 2-Lane with PS (1.5m on both sides) on Ghoti-Sinnar section of NH-160A using Thin White Topping (200mm thick) in the State of Maharashtra on EPC mode 18 Upgradation to Four lane 953 22.09.2025 22.77 107.88 11.06.2027 Recently with Paved Shoulder started configuration of the Vani to Pimpalgaon section of NH953 from km 136.500 to km 160.500 in the state of Maharashtra on EPC mode 19 Upgradation to four lane 848 15.10.2025 36.37 264.47 Bids under - with paved shoulder evaluation configuration of the Nashik to Peth section of NH-848 from design km 11.600 to km 25.600, km 26.100 to km 38.970, km 41.816 to km 43.600, km 44.200 to km 49.730, km 51.413 to km 53.600 (Length – 36.371 km) in the state of Maharashtra on EPC mode. 20 Rehabilitation and 160A 11.03.2026 47.60 1353.50 Bids under - Upgradation of Ghoti to evaluation Trimbak section of NH- 160A from km 53.500 to km 101.100 to four lane with shoulder configuration in the StateS. Project Name NH Date of Length Total Scheduled Physical No No. sanction (km) Project Completion Progress . Cost date % (Rs. in Crores) of Maharashtra on EPC Mode 21 Construction of service 60 15.09.2025 12.78 65.72 04.05.2027 2% road in the intermittent stretches from Km 180/470 to Km 205/780 on the Sinnar to Nashik section of NH-60 in the State of Maharashtra on EPC mode 22 Performance Based 753J 30.07.2025 25.99 13.43 08.03.2031 10% Maintenance Contract (PBMC) for maintanance of Chalisgaon to Nandgaon section of NH- 753J from km 103.000 to km 104.300 and km 122.250 to km 147.425 [project length = 25.985 km] in the State of Maharashtra for 5 years Maintenance Period. 23 Construction of an 60 & 12.01.2026 1.73 213.86 17.02.2027 50% Interchange at the 848 Dwarka Circle, Nashik in the State of Maharashtra on EPC mode. 24 Construction of new 60 14.11.2025 30.28 347.82 17.10.2026 2% Slip/Service Road on either side at various location (total length 30.30 km (LHS+RHS) and Flyover(2x30m) at Sawadgaon Phata (Km. 310+415) on Dhule- Pimpalgaon section of NH-60 from Km. 261.720 to Km. 380+000 in the state of Maharashtra on EPC mode under NH(O) 25 Construction of 6 lane Greenfi30.06.2025 152.00 9494.00 Bids invited - access controlled eld Greenfield highway starting from junction with NH-60 at Adgaon (Km.138.160) toS. Project Name NH Date of Length Total Scheduled Physical No No. sanction (km) Project Completion Progress . Cost date % (Rs. in Crores) Ahilyanagar (Km.290.000) in the State of Maharashtra 26 Construction of 848 14.11.2025 25.14 372.03 26.10.2027 2% Slip/Service Road on either side at various locations total length 25.140 Km (LHS+RHS), Flyover (2 x 25m) at Borivali Junction (Km. 528+550) & LVUP (1 X 15M) at Sherekarpada (Km. 528+800) on EPC mode under NH (O) in the state of Maharashtra 27 Widening to 6 lanes of 60 03.06.2026 6.435 221.52 Bids invited - the Dwarka Circle - Upanagar Naka - Datta Mandir Chowk from km 0/260 to km 5/910, including construction of 2 lane service roads on both sides of NH-60 in Nashik city in the State of Maharashtra on EPC Mode. 0 605.94 15256.56 *****