NHAI seeks IITs' help in reducing costs, constructing better road

Cost of road construction has increased massively for the authority that recently announced tenders for 950km of road stretches worth Rs 30,000 cr

National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is in discussions will the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) for bringing in greater efficiency in the sector by reducing the cost of road construction and improving quality in the long run.

It is learnt that the authority would engage with all the IITs for conducting studies and finding efficient and innovative solutions to highway building by way of technology.

“Reducing cost of construction by bringing in efficiency without compromising on the quality is the idea. Therefore, IITs will do the research for us,” a NHAI official said.

Cost of road construction has increased