Archive · 18 Sep 2026
NHAI Plans Rs 821-Crore Safety Upgrade for Karnataka’s NH-75
The National Highways Authority of India wants to make parts of Karnataka’s NH-75 safer.
The road locations were identified as accident blackspots by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways.
The plan includes building grade separators at selected places.
Grade separators let different streams of traffic cross at different levels.
The improvement work will cover 25.6 kilometres in total.
The project is expected to cost Rs 821.49 crore, before GST.
A contractor will have two years to complete the work and five years to maintain it.
Bids are scheduled to be submitted in November 2026.
NHAI has invited bids for safety improvements at accident blackspots on Karnataka’s NH-75.
The project covers selected locations between km 216.912 and km 302.420.
Planned works include grade separators, with an effective improvement length of 25.6 km.
The project is estimated to cost Rs 821.49 crore, excluding GST, under an EPC contract.
Construction is scheduled for two years, followed by five years of maintenance; bids are due in November 2026.
- Who
- The National Highways Authority of India, with work by a selected EPC contractor.
- What
- A Rs 821.49-crore, excluding GST, project to improve accident blackspots and build grade separators on NH-75.
- When
- Construction is planned for two years, with five years of maintenance; bid deadlines are listed for November 3 and 4, 2026.
- Where
- Selected locations on NH-75 in Karnataka, between km 216.912 and km 302.420.
- Why
- To improve road safety at blackspots identified by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways.
- Estimated cost
- Rs 821.49 crore, excluding GST
- Highway
- NH-75 in Karnataka
- Effective improvement length
- 25.6 km
- Corridor range
- Km 216.912 to km 302.420
- Contract model
- Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC)
- Construction period
- Two years
- Maintenance period
- Five years
- Bid schedule
- Technical and financial bids are due by 11 a.m. on November 3, 2026; online bids are accepted until 11:30 a.m. on November 4, 2026, with opening listed for November 4.