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NHAI's overall NH construction increases 9% to 5,614 kilometres in FY25

This is despite a slowdown in construction activity due to the Lok Sabha elections in 2024 and a slowdown in awards that has been ongoing for the last two years

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The increase in capital expenditure for the NHAI was 21 per cent over the previous financial year at ₹2.07 trillion and around 45 per cent higher than that in 2022-23.

Dhruvaksh Saha New Delhi

2 min read Last Updated : Apr 03 2025 | 12:31 AM IST

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The construction of highways by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) increased by 9 per cent to 5,614 kilometres (km) in the financial year 2024-25 (FY25), the NHAI said on Wednesday.

This is despite a slowdown in construction activity due to the Lok Sabha elections in 2024 and a slowdown in awards that has been ongoing for the last two years.

“In addition, the capital expenditure by NHAI in the financial year 2024-25 for development of national highway infrastructure reached an all-time high of over ₹2.5 trillion (provisional) against a target expenditure of ₹2.4 trillion. This highest ever capital

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