ROADS & HIGHWAYS
· Target of road construction substantially enhanced
· Highest ever allocation for roads and railways.
· Budget allocation for National Highways increased from Rs57,976 crores in BE 2016-17 to Rs 64,900 crores in 2017-18
· 2,000 kms of coastal connectivity roads have been identified for construction and development
· Total length of roads, including those under PMGSY, built from 2014-15 till the current year is about 1,40,000 kms which is significantly higher than previous three years
· National Highway Network expanded from 92851 km in 2013-14 to 96214 Km in 2014-15to 100475 Km in 2015-16 to 103933 kms in 2016-17
· India’s highest ever number of new highway kilometers awarded in 2016-17 (10,000 Kilometer NH length target already achieved) in 2014-15, 8000 Kilometer NH length awarded against 3500 Kilometer in 2013-14 (to be updated)
· Number of Highways Kilometers awarded went up from 14879 Kms in 2011-14 to 34349Kms in 2014-17
· Total Length of roads constructed has gone up from 4410 kms in 2014-15 to 8231 kms in 2016-17
· 37 projects about 4906 Kilometers at the cost of Rs. 92420 approved
· India’s Longest Road Tunnel in Jammu opens for public.
· Speed of construction: 19 kms per day in 2016-17 (Till Feb 2017) against 12 kms per day in 2013-14
· E-Tolling: Over 4 lakh FASTags issued till March 2017.
Setu Bharatam
Objective: The programme aims to ensure road safety by making all National Highways free of railway level crossings, by 2019, by building Railway Over Bridges/ Under Passes. 1500 old and worn down bridges to be improved by replacement/widening/strengthening. 208 Railway Over bridges/Under Bridges to be constructed with an outlay of Rs 20 800 Cr
Achievements:
· Indian Bridge Management System (IBMS) has been set up to inventories bridges and rate their structural condition so that timely repair and rehabilitation work can be carried out based on the criticality of the structure.
· Over 1,15,000 bridges have been inventorized so far.
Bharatmala National Highways to connect coastal/ border areas, pilgrimage sites and district headquarters
New Initiatives
· 1000 km of Expressways along High Density Corridors
· Passenger bus service between India and Bangladesh- Bus services on Guwahati-Shillong-Dhaka route and Kolkata- Agartala via Dhaka route flagged off by Prime Ministers of both countries at Dhaka on 06. June 2015
· BS IV Compliance for 4 wheelers- from 1st April 2017.
· Advancing BS –VI Norms to1.April .2020 instead of the earlier target date of April 2021, bypassing BSV norms
Ensuring Road Safety by rectification of Black Spots on National Highways
Launch Date:
Objective: To identify and rectify accident prone Black Spots on National Highways as part of various other road safety initiatives to reduce fatalities due to road accidents to 50 percent by 2020
Achievements:
· 789 Black Spots identified and Rs 11,000 crore allocated for rectification.
· As on 31.12.2016, 93 black spots already improved; approval given for improvement of 102 black spots; while 211 black spots included in road development project.
Chardham Mahamarg Vikas Pariyojna
Launch Date: 27.12.2016
Objective: To improve connectivity to the Char Dham pilgrimage centres in the Himalayas and make journey to these centres safer, faster and more convenient by developing around 900 km of national highways at an approximate cost of Rs 12,000 crore.
Achievements: 17 projects worth Rs. 3000 crores sanctioned and tendered as on 31.12.16
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