Government aims to construct 18,000km of highways this fiscal, says Nitin Gadkari

The government is committed to expanding the national highway network across the country with the aim of constructing 18,000km of highways in 2022-23 at a record speed of 50km per day, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Thursday.

Gadkari added that the government's overall target is to develop 2 lakh km of National Highway Network by 2025.

The Road Transport and Highways Minister emphasised that constructing world class road infrastructure in a time bound and target oriented way is essential. "Ambitious targets to fulfil the ambitions of New India! Under the leadership of PM Shri @narendramodiji, we are committed to expanding the NH network across the country with the aim of constructing 18,000 km of NHs in 2022-23 at a record speed of 50km per day," he said in a tweet.