Highway Projects
Govt tightens arbitration fee rules as NHAI hits the road to zero debt
The road transport ministry is mandating stricter fee rules in cases of ad-hoc arbitration to cut legal dues and pushing tiered payouts in a bid to rein in high-value road project disputes.
1 min read17 Jul 2026Govt to finalize toll rates, plaza locations before highway construction begins to avoid costly redesigns
The Union road transport and highways ministry is set to overhaul the process for fixing user fees on national highway projects by ensuring that toll rates and toll plaza locations are approved before construction begins.
2 min read8 Jul 2026Highway monetization kitty may swell by ₹20,000 crore on BoT rethink
Investment brought in by the private sector for developing highways under the BoT model is now being viewed as a form of monetization because it reduces the government’s capital burden
4 min read20 Jun 2026India’s highway to developed nation status by 2047 seems paved with traffic perils
India has been building highways in pursuit of developed country status, but has had no relief from high road fatalities. We need roads designed by people’s needs, priced by their performance and governed by good sense. Let’s not pave a speedy path to self-ruin.
4 min read18 Jun 2026Centre moves to check proxy control in highway concession substitution
The changes are being proposed in the model concession agreement after it was observed that, in many cases of harmonious substitution, large contractors routed projects to their own subcontractors or affiliates to retain control.
4 min read23 May 2026Mint Explainer | India to go barrier-free on highways. Inside the MLFF tolling plan
While MLFF promises efficiency, officials worry about sensitive data from high-speed ANPR cameras, especially those with foreign components. The government pushes for domestic manufacturing to ease security concerns.
4 min read3 Mar 2026Mint Explainer | Why fund houses and private equity firms are eyeing greenfield BOT highway projects again
Revised concession terms and improved traffic growth are attracting long-term capital back to greenfield highway projects in India. After a decline in investor interest, institutional participation is expected to increase, potentially enhancing project oversight and ensuring better risk management.
4 min read18 Feb 2026Build-operate-transfer model returns: India to bid out half its highways, worth Rs75,000cr, next fiscal
Armed with an investor-friendly concession agreement, the Centre plans to bid out half of the national highway projects in fiscal 2027. This will total 5,000 km worth ₹75,000 crore under the build-operate-transfer (BoT) toll model—a bidding structure that was popular 10-20 years ago.
6 min read19 Jan 2026Cabinet clears ₹20,688 crore highway projects in Maharashtra, Odisha
The approved road projects include the country's largest ever highway project under the build-operate-transfer model, a greenfield 374-km Nashik-Solapur-Akkalkot corridor in Maharashtra
3 min read31 Dec 2025Mint Explainer | Why new norms for service roads are set to push up India’s highway project costs
Building India’s highways is set to become more expensive after the road transport ministry mandated that service roads and slip roads must be built to the same standards as main carriageways. While the new guidelines aim to improve safety, they will also push up project costs.
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