Annual Report 2018-19

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CHAPTER II
Year 2018-19 AT A Glance
2. ROAD NETWORK:
2.1 Road Sector: The National Highways have a total length of 1,32,500 km which serve as the
arterial network of the country. The development of National Highways is the responsibility
of the Government of India; the Ministry has launched major initiatives to upgrade and
strengthen National Highways through various phases of the National Highways
Development project (NHDP). The status of various programmes up to 31.3.2019 are as
under:

Length Length Length

Total Length completed Completed Completed
Phases during 01.01.2018 up to
in km up to
31.12.2017 to 31.03.2019 31.03.2019

Bharatmala Pariyojana (I+II+III+IV)

GQ, Port connectivity & Upgradation 46,278 30,331 3,447 33,808
with 2/4/6-laning /Development of
North South-East West Corridor

V
6-laning of GQ and High density 6,500 2,643 621 3,264
corridor

VI 1000 0 176 176

Expressways

VII 700 km of ring

Ring Roads, Bypasses and yovers roads/ bypass + 24 91 115
and other structures yovers etc.
SARDP-NE 6,418 2,443 586 3,029
(Phase A + Arunachal Package)

LWE 6,014 4,519 760 5,279

(including Vijayawada
Ranchi Route)
EAP 1,985 757 261 1,018
(WB + JICA + ADB)

Non NHDP: A length of 8741km of National Highways has been constructed under this scheme
from 01.01.2018 to 31.03.2019. A length of 18385 km has been awarded from 01.01.2018 to 31.03.2019.