Archive · 17 Jun 2025
Highway Construction Pace Projected to Slow in FY26
Highway construction in India is expected to slow down.
This means fewer new roads will be built.
This is happening because it's taking longer to start projects, and there are problems with things like land and other challenges.
The speed of building roads is expected to slow down, too.
One report says the amount of new roads built in the coming year will be less than previous years.
Highway construction pace is projected to decline by 7-10% in FY26.
Slowdown is due to delayed project awarding and execution challenges.
Execution pace is expected to remain at 30 km/day in FY26, down from 34 km/day in FY24.
Award figures for the 11 months of FY25 were 4874 km.
Projects with a Bid Project Cost exceeding Rs 40,000 crore have been awaiting appointed dates for over a year.
- Who
- Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH)
- What
- Highway construction is expected to decline by 7-10% in FY26.
- When
- FY26
- Where
- India
- Why
- Due to delays in project awarding and execution challenges.
Factors Hindering Construction
Factors Leading to Decline
Challenges
Factors Hindering Construction
Delays in appointed dates
Factors Leading to Decline
Heightened competitive intensity
Difficulties
Factors Hindering Construction
Land acquisition hurdles
Factors Leading to Decline
Execution woes
- Expected Decline
- 7-10%
- Fiscal Year
- FY26
- Execution Pace FY24
- 34 km/day
- Execution Pace FY26 (projected)
- 30 km/day
- FY25 Award Figures (11 months)
- 4874 km
- Projects awaiting appointed dates
- Projects over Rs 40,000 crore BPC
