Covid-19 lockdown: Highway construction may gather pace after monsoon

Experts believe it will take about three to four months for the constructions to normalise and the fresh bidding of contracts is some time away.

Road construction, which started in some areas after certain relaxations in lockdown, is expected to be more back-loaded, essentially putting the focus on completing contracts rather than bidding out new ones.
 

Experts say it will take three-four months for construction to normalise and the fresh bidding of contracts is some time away.

Currently, it is estimated that 30-40 per cent of the projects have started because in some cases the authorities were able to retain workers.
 

“Awarding projects would be affected as companies may not be willing to take up new ones,” said Kushal Kumar Singh, partner, Deloitte India.
 

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