Ahmedabad-Kutch,Rajkot-Jamnagar 4-lane in 3 years

It would be possible to travel from Ahmedabad to Viramgam-Dhrangadhra-Maliya-Kutch on four lane highway within three years from now if everything goes per schedule. Larsen & Toubro(L&T) has signed an agreement worth Rs 4,308 crore with Gujarat state road development corporation on 17th of September,2008 Wednesday to convert three major two-lane highways of Gujarat into four-lane in next 30 months.

These total 500 km highways under agreement are (1) Ahmedabad-Viramgam-Maliya, (2) Rajkot-Jamnagar-Vadinar(port), and (3) Halol-Godhra-Shamlaji. Highways will be built under the build-operate-transfer(BOT) option. L&T will charge toll on these highways for 20 years and will pay back Rs. 6,000 crores from the collections. According to State government’s official statement, construction work will start immediately.