Archive · 10 Sep 2026
Gadkari Calls Mumbai-Goa Highway Delays Shameful, Vows Contractor Action
Nitin Gadkari is India’s road transport minister.
He said the Mumbai-Goa Highway has taken too long to widen.
He said this delay made him feel ashamed.
Gadkari blamed the contractors working on the project.
He called the situation unfortunate.
He warned that contractors could be banned from future work.
He also said officials could be suspended.
Gadkari said he would not attend the highway’s opening ceremony.
However, he attended the inauguration of a different elevated road corridor in Porvorim.
He plans to travel from Mumbai to Goa by road in October to inspect the highway.
Nitin Gadkari said he felt “ashamed” over the prolonged delay in widening the Mumbai-Goa Highway.
Gadkari said the highway’s contractors had failed and called the situation unfortunate.
He warned that his ministry could blacklist or debar large numbers of contractors.
He also threatened suspensions and other action against officials within a year.
Gadkari said he would skip the highway’s inauguration but plans to inspect it by road from Mumbai to Goa in October.
- Who
- Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari, along with contractors and officials involved in the Mumbai-Goa Highway project.
- What
- Gadkari criticized the highway’s delays and warned of blacklisting, debarment and suspensions.
- When
- Wednesday; he said he plans to inspect the highway in October.
- Where
- Gadkari spoke in Porvorim, Goa, after inaugurating a separate six-lane elevated road corridor.
- Why
- Because the Mumbai-Goa Highway widening project had faced prolonged delays and Gadkari said its contractors had failed.
Highway Inauguration Claim
Reported Event Context
Whether Gadkari would attend an inauguration
Highway Inauguration Claim
The headlines and Gadkari’s quoted remarks say he would not attend the inauguration of the widened Mumbai-Goa Highway because of the delays.
Reported Event Context
The article body says Gadkari spoke after inaugurating a separate six-lane elevated corridor in Porvorim; this does not indicate that he attended the Mumbai-Goa Highway inauguration.
- Project
- Widening of the Mumbai-Goa Highway
- Minister
- Nitin Gadkari, Union Road Transport and Highways Minister
- Main criticism
- The highway widening was described as prolonged and hopelessly delayed.
- Contractor action
- Possible blacklisting and debarment of contractors
- Officials’ action
- Possible suspensions within a single year
- Planned inspection
- Gadkari said he would travel by road from Mumbai to Goa in October.
- Related inauguration
- A six-lane elevated road corridor in Porvorim, Goa
