#Bharatmala 2.0 to focus on uninterrupted traffic flow by building 3000 kms of expressways
The next phase of highway development in India will focus on building expressways which allow uninterrupted traffic flow. Under the second phase of
Bharatmala
, the government has proposed to build nearly 3,000 km of expressways, including Varanasi-Ranchi-Kolkata, Indore-Mumbai, Bengaluru-Pune and Chennai-Trichy.
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), which has been tasked with implementing the flagship highway development programme, has invited bids for undertaking project preparation so that projects are ready as soon as the work for the first phase are bid out.
