The length of national highway projects awarded in India increased by 62.9 per cent year-on-year to 2,236.3 km during April–September of FY27, according to an update released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) on Friday.
The ministry said the sharp rise in project awards would strengthen the pipeline of highway infrastructure development, supporting better connectivity, greater logistics efficiency and sustained economic growth.
Meanwhile, electronic toll collection continued to expand in the road transport and highways sector. Transactions through electronic toll collection systems rose to 225.2 crore during April–September FY27, registering a year-on-year increase of 24.1 per cent.