Contractors, consultants and officials found responsible for quality lapses on highways will be blacklisted and penalised, Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari has said. Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari has said the government will intensify technology-driven monitoring of highway quality through Network Surveillance Vehicles (NSVs), warning that contractors,...
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NHAI Introduces Independent Design Checks for Major Bridges and Critical Highway Structures
The initiative establishes a uniform mechanism to improve the safety, quality and durability of critical structures on national highways. To strengthen structural safety and quality assurance across national highway projects, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has introduced a uniform system for independent checking of designs and drawings of major bridges and other critical...
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NHAI Tightens AI-Machine Construction Norms
New Delhi: The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has significantly tightened its framework for Automated and Intelligent Machine-Aided Construction (AI-MC), introducing provisions that could directly affect contractor payments, equipment deployment and digital ownership of highway project data. Under Policy Circular No. 11.109/2026 dated August 28, 2026, mandatory AI-MC deployment has been rationalised to highway...
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NHAI Launches Framework to Share Highway Data with IITs, NITs and CSIR‑CRRI
The framework will enhance procedural efficiency while promoting innovation for safer, more durable, and cost‑efficient highway infrastructure. The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has introduced a comprehensive framework to facilitate seamless sharing of national highway infrastructure and operations data with premier government research institutions. Announcing the initiative on Tuesday, NHAI said the framework will...
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NHAI Expands Rajmargyatra App with Digital Local Pass and MargMitra Help Centre
These initiatives aim to make highway travel more seamless by eliminating manual documentation and providing faster commuter assistance. The national highways developer, National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), has introduced citizen‑centric ‘Local Passes’ and a digitally enabled ‘MargMitra’ help centre on the Rajmargyatra mobile app. These initiatives aim to make highway travel more seamless by...
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NHAI Engages Consultants to Strengthen InvIT‑Led Highway O&M
The model aims to reinforce investor confidence and draw greater domestic and global investment into India’s national highway assets. The National Highways Infra Trust (NHIT), an InvIT sponsored by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), has engaged general management consultants (GMCs) to professionalise operations and maintenance (O&M) of national highway assets under its portfolio....
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NHAI to Empanel IITs for Independent Proof Checking of Bridge Designs
Major bridges, designed for a service life of 100 years or more, will undergo rigorous independent technical review before construction under this initiative. The national highways development agency, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) will empanel Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) and other reputed technical institutions to independently proof‑check hydraulic studies and design of...
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NHAI Finalises Highway Monetisation Plan for FY2026‑27
Seventeen highway assets across nine states have been identified, with the stretches forming key economic and logistics corridors marked by strong connectivity and established traffic potential. The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), the country’s apex highway development agency, has finalised a tentative list of national highway stretches proposed for monetisation under the toll‑operate‑transfer (TOT)...
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NHAI Urges DoT and TRAI to Fix Mobile Connectivity Gaps on National Highways
Citing safety concerns and the strategic role of highways, NHAI has pressed for urgent, coordinated measures to deliver seamless connectivity nationwide. The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), India’s apex highway development agency, has flagged critical mobile network connectivity issues across several stretches of the national highway network and sought urgent intervention from the concerned...
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NHAI Partners Reliance Jio to Launch Telecom‑Based Safety Alerts on National Highways
The initial pilot will support risk‑zone identification and alert thresholds under select NHAI regional offices, while fully complying with regulatory provisions and data‑protection requirements. To enhance safety and deliver a seamless travel experience, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), India’s apex highway development agency, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Reliance Jio...