Ministry has identified 208 ROB sites.

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways is all set to construct a total of 24,800 km of National Highways under the proposed Phase-I of Bharatmala Pariyojana.

The Public Investment Board has already cleared the proposal for Bharatmala Pariyojana, said Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways, Mansukh Mandaviya stated in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha on 31 July 2017.

The ministry has identified 208 sites for construction of Road Over Bridges (ROB) on National Highways.

It has also launched an Indian Bridge Management System (IBMS) for inventory and condition survey of bridges on all National Highways across the country. IBMS has already completed survey of 1,62,022 bridges including 1,26,233 culverts.

Mandaviya said 1,457 number of Highway projects were under execution, covering 45,830 km. These are estimated to cost of Rs.403,249 crores.

However, some of the projects are delayed mainly due to problems in land acquisition, utility shifting, non-availability of Soil/Aggregates, Poor performance of contractors, Environment/ Forest/Wildlife Clearance, ROB & RUB issue with Railways, Public agitation for additional facilities, Arbitration/contractual disputes with contractors etc, he said.

Regular meetings are being held with project developers, state governments and contractors to expedite completion of these projects. fii-news.com