The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is gearing up for one of its biggest project cycles yet, with plans to bid out 124 highway and expressway projects worth ₹3.4 lakh crore in 2025–26.

Together spanning 6,376 km, these projects will be executed across BOT, HAM and EPC modes, with key corridors such as the Gorakhpur–Kishanganj–Siliguri stretch and the Tharad–Deesa–Mehsana–Ahmedabad link set to move into the bidding pipeline, according to a PTI report.

The NHAI said Capacity Augmentation of Pampore (Srinagar) to Qazigund section of NH-44(48 km) by construction of service road , grade seperated structures will be be taken up for bids under Engineering Procurement and Construction (EPC) model.

National Highways s projects are executed on mainly three modes — Build Operate and Transfer (BOT),Hybrid Annuity Model (HAM) and Engineering Procurement and Construction (EPC).

Concession period for projects including maintenance on Build Operate and Transfer (BOT) is 15 to 20 years and on Hybrid Annuity Model (HAM) is generally 15 years. Concessionaire is responsible for maintenance of the respective NHs stretches within the concession period of the project.

Only in case of EPC projects, Defect Liability period (DLP) is 5 years for the bituminous pavement works and 10 years for concrete pavement works.PTI BKS BKS