The Union ministry of road transport and highways has constructed 8,600km of national highways till the third week of March against a target of 10,000km for the current financial year 2025–26.
The average pace of highway construction has dropped to 23.74km per day, compared to 29.21km per day in 2024-25 and 33.83km per day in 2023-24.
However, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has surpassed its construction target for the financial year, building 5,313km of national highways, about 15% higher than the target of 4,640km.
NHAI's capital expenditure stood at ₹2,44,362 crore, around 2.5% higher than the government’s budgetary support of ₹2,38,384 crore for the year.
