Externally Aided Projects

Third National Highway Project

A loan agreement was signed in August 2000 with World Bank for Third National Highway Project (LN4559-IN) comprising four- laning of about 477 km of National Highway Sections in the states of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Jharkhand. The total amount of the loan is US$ 516 million. This project also includes Pilot Road Corridor Management and Road Safety Works and Institutional Strengthening and Training.

Allahabad Bypass Project

The Allahabad bypass project (ABP) is the development of 84.71 km length of NH-2 from 158 km to 242.71 km including bridge portion. The sanctioned cost is Rs. 1060.49 crore, with the loan assistance of US$ 240 million from the World Bank. The project has been divided into three construction packages and civil works on all packages are in progress. The project is likely to be completed by June 2007.

Lucknow - Muzzaffarpur National Highways Project

The World Bank approved a loan of US$ 620 million from International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) for the Lucknow Muzzaffarpur National Highways Project on 21st December 2004.

East -West Corridor Project

The four laning of the 504.60 km Porbandar-Deesa section of the East-West corridor in Gujarat has been taken up at an estimated amount of Rs. 2573.50 crores, of which ADB is financing Rs. 1587 crore (US$ 320 million). The civil work contracts have been awarded in November 2004 and the project is scheduled for completion by December 2007.

National Highway Corridor (Sector-I) Project -EW Corridor

The project with ADB assistance covers 602 km from Chittorgarh in Rajasthan to Orai in U.P. (342 km in Rajasthan, 118 km in M.P. and 142 km in UP). The loan assistance of US$ 400 million was sanctioned from the ADB on 27th January 2004. The project has 12 civil construction packages and all the packages have been awarded. Supervision consultancy has been divided into three packages; contract agreements for the two packages have been signed and letter of award for the remaining one has been issued. The project is scheduled for completion by May 2008.

National Highway Corridor (Sector-II) Projects -NS Corridor

The major component of this project envisages four laning of 566 km of road length on North-South corridor of NHDP Phase-II. The length of 313 km is on Jhansi- Lakhnadon section of NH-26 and 253 km on Hyderabad- Bangalore section of NH-7. The loan of US$ 400 million from the ADB has already been approved. The project is scheduled for completion by December 2008.