Road ministry looks to construct 12k-13k km roads

New Delhi: The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) expects to construct between 12,000 km and 13,000 km of national highways in 2023-24 against the target of 13,813 km, a top official said on Friday.

The ministry constructed 10,237 km National Highways in 2019-20 financial year, 13,327 km in 2020-21, 10,457 km in 2021-22, and 10,331 km in 2022-23. The ministry has completed construction of 7,685 km till the end of January 2024. "We are optimistic of doing 4,500-5,000 km in the remaining two months which will help us to achieve anywhere between 12,000 and 13,000 km in the current financial year. "This will be the second best achievement," Road Transport and Highways Secretary Anurag Jain told reporters here.