Highway construction on record breaking spree! Work reaches scorching pace

Despite the pandemic, highway construction in April-January this fiscal rose to 30 km/day, from 28 km/day in 2019-20. In the past, it was only in 2018-19 that the pace of building of highways touched the 30 km/day mark. February-March period of the current fiscal is seen witnessing even speedier construction.

While minister for road transport and highways Nitin Gadkari is confident of achieving 40 km/day construction pace soon, many stakeholders also share the optimism.

Usually, construction reaches its peak in the January-May period of year. The pace touched a record of 76 km a day in the week commencing January 8, sources said.