India

NH-8E will have four/two laning

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The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has given its approval for four/two laning of the Gadu-Dwarka section of National Highway-8E in Gujarat under the National Highways Development Project (NHDP) Phase-IV on Build, Operate and Transfer (BOT-Annuity) in Design, Build, Finance, Operate and Transfer (DBFOT) pattern.

The cost is estimated to be Rs 1,756.36 crore, including the cost of land acquisition, resettlement and rehabilitation and other pre-construction activities.The total length of the road will be approximately 209.89 km out of which 119.7 km will be four lane and 90.19 km will be two lane with paved shoulders.