Gadkari reviews major highway corridor projects

Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Monday reviewed the proposed high-speed corridors, high-density corridors and other important National Highway corridors in Maharashtra, according to an official statement. 

During the review meeting in New Delhi, Gadkari discussed several key highway development projects, including the six-laning of the Nagpur–Bhandara section, the four-laning of the Taloda–Burhanpur section, the Durg–Gadchiroli– Mancherial corridor, the Gadchiroli–Kanker (Raipur –Vizag) corridor, and the Gwalior–Nagpur corridor, among others, according to the statement. The review meeting also included discussions on nine State BOT (Build-Operate-Transfer) projects covering a total length of 527 km on National Highway stretches in Maharashtra.

These projects include Shirur–Ahilyanagar (4-lane), Ahilyanagar–Wadala (4-lane), Wadala–Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (4-lane), Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar–Jalna (4-lane), Jalna–Watur (4-lane), Nanded–Narsi–Deglur (4-lane & 2-lane), Jam–Warora (4-lane), Warora–Chandrapur– Bamni (4-lane), and Malkapur–Chikhli (2-lane) corridors. The statement said the review focused on accelerating project planning and execution to strengthen road connectivity and support economic development in the region.