The CCEA also approved the widening of National Highway-167 with a total capital cost of ₹3,175.08 crore in Telangana, MoRTH said in a separate release. Representational file image.
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The Union Government has approved road projects worth more than ₹11,000 crore in Maharashtra, Telangana and Gujarat, according to official statements.
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on Friday approved the rehabilitation and upgradation of the Ghoti-Trimbak (Mokhada)-Jawhar-Manor-Palghar section of NH-160A in Maharashtra at a total capital cost of ₹3,320.38 crore.
The region west of Nashik, particularly around Ambad and Satpur, hosts a dense cluster of industrial units developed by the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation. This generates significant freight traffic, the Ministry of Road, Transport and Highways (MoRTH) said in a statement on Saturday (February 14, 2026).
The CCEA approved the rehabilitation and upgradation of the 154.635 km section of NH-160A in Maharashtra in Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) mode, MoRTH said.
The project has been proposed in line with the PM GatiShakti principles and will connect six PM GatiShakti Economic Nodes, one Social Node and eight Logistics Nodes in Maharashtra. This will have a positive impact on the Logistic Performance Index (LPI) of the country.
Project approved in Gujarat
In a separate release, MoRTH said that the CCEA also approved construction of 4-lane sections of Dhamasiya-Bitada/Movi and Nasarpore-Malotha in Gujarat at ₹4,583.64 crore.
The 107.67-km-long project is a part of NH-56, which starts at Nimbahera in Rajasthan and traverses through Dahod district in Gujarat, Alirajpur district in Madhya Pradesh and then re-enters Gujarat near Chhota Udepur district, terminating at its junction with NH-48 near Vapi.
The project is designed for 100 km/h, enabling a 70 km/h average speed, which will cut travel time by 40% — from 2.5 to 1.5 hours.
Key project for Telangana
The CCEA also approved the widening of National Highway-167 with a total capital cost of ₹3,175.08 crore in Telangana, MoRTH said in a separate release.
The project from Gudebellur to Mahabubnagar on the Hyderabad-Panaji Economic Corridor to 4-Lane Standard in Telangana with a total project length of 80.01 km and total capital cost of ₹3175.08 crore will be executed in hybrid annuity mode (HAM) under the NH (O) scheme [National Highways (Original)].
To address these challenges, the project is proposed to be developed as a 4-lane standard. The project will provide significant benefit to the Narayanpet and Mahabubnagar districts in Telangana.
Published – February 16, 2026 07:00 am IST
