Highway construction in FY21 could surpass last year’s target: Govt

New Delhi: As much as 8,169 km of national highways have been constructed from 1 April 2020 to 15 January 2021 in the current financial year 2020-21, up 8% during the same period a year ago.

The government is hopeful that with such pace it should be able to surpass the annual construction target of 11,000 km by 31 March, despite covid-19 related challenges, road transport and highways ministry said on Sunday.

“The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has created a record by constructing 534 km of National Highways (NHs) in the last week commencing 8 January. The government has constructed 8,169 km of National Highways (NHs) from April 2020 to 15 January 2021 in the current financial year 2020-21, i.e. with a speed of about 28.16 km per day. During the same period in the last fiscal, 7,573 km roads were constructed, with a speed of 26.11 km per day,” an official statement said.