Gandhinagar: Works for the decade-old 110km four-lane Ahmedabad-Dholera four-lane expressway project may begin after the monsoon this year as a work order of Rs 3,500 crore for Ahmedabad – Dholera Special Investment Region (SIR) expressway has been given. Land acquisition and tendering process are over in this project and therefore it is likely to see completion in two years.

Sadbhav Engineering to build the highway

Sadbhav Engineering said it has been declared lowest bidder for two EPC (engineering, procurement and construction) highway projects worth Rs 1,572 crore in Gujarat by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI). Both the projects fall under Bharatmala Pariyojna.The company said one of the projects pertain to construction of 4-lane expressway from Sardar Patel ring road to Sindhrej Village of Ahmedabad District from km O to 22 of Ahmedabad-Dholera Greenfield Alignment (NH-751).The company’s bid cost for the project was Rs 690.30 crore.The other project for which the company bid Rs 882 crore pertained to construction of 4-lane expressway from Sindhrej Village to Vejalka village of Ahmedabad District from km 22 to km 48.520 of Ahmedabad-Dholera Greenfield Alignment (NH-751).