Highways construction touches record 37 km per day: Union minister Nitin Gadkari

NEW DELHI: Union minister Nitin Gadkari has said that the pace of highways construction in the country has touched a record 37 km per day in financial year 2020-21. He said the achievement was remarkable as it was achieved despite constraints posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has constructed 13,394 km of highways in fiscal year 2020-21. “Tremendous progress has been achieved in building national highways across the country…We have achieved a road building pace of 37 km of highways a day,” Gadkari said.