Archive · 8 Sep 2026
PM Modi Launches Gujarat Highway Projects for Faster Connectivity
Prime Minister Narendra Modi started several highway projects in Gujarat.
One highway section between Kamrej and Chalthan will become six lanes wide.
This section is 13.8 kilometres long.
New bridges will also be built over the Tapi and Narmada rivers.
These bridges will be on the highway between Vadodara and Surat.
Special road structures will be added at three busy junctions on National Highway 53.
The changes are intended to reduce traffic problems and make roads safer.
Officials say the projects will help people, businesses and trucks travel more easily.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for key National Highway projects in Gujarat on September 8, 2026.
The Kamrej–Chalthan section of National Highway 48 will be widened to six lanes across 13.8 kilometres.
New major bridges over the Tapi and Narmada rivers are planned on the Vadodara–Surat section of National Highway 48.
Grade-separated structures will be built at Abhava, Mindhola and Khajod junctions on National Highway 53.
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said the projects will improve safety, traffic flow, freight movement and South Gujarat’s industrial potential.
- Who
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone, with Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari highlighting the projects.
- What
- Highway widening, bridge construction and grade-separated junction projects were announced for Gujarat.
- When
- September 8, 2026, according to Nitin Gadkari’s post on X.
- Where
- Gujarat, including the Kamrej–Chalthan, Vadodara–Surat, Abhava, Mindhola and Khajod areas.
- Why
- The projects are intended to increase road capacity, reduce congestion, improve safety, support freight movement and strengthen regional economic activity.
- Main highway section
- 13.8-kilometre Kamrej–Chalthan stretch of National Highway 48
- Planned widening
- The Kamrej–Chalthan section will be expanded to six lanes
- Planned bridges
- Major bridges over the Tapi and Narmada rivers on the Vadodara–Surat section of National Highway 48
- Junction improvements
- Grade-separated structures at Abhava, Mindhola and Khajod junctions on National Highway 53
- Expected benefits
- Improved connectivity, traffic efficiency, road safety and freight movement
- Economic focus
- Greater industrial and economic opportunities in South Gujarat