NHAI identifies 17 highway assets for monetisation in FY27

These highway assets collectively represent economic and logistics corridors with established traffic potential and robust connectivity significance

PTI New Delhi

The state-owned National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) on Thursday said it has identified 17 National Highways assets with a total combined length of 1,692.5 km for monetisation under the toll-operate-transfer (TOT) and infrastructure investment trust (InvIT) modes during the financial year 2026–27.  

The NHAI, in a statement, said the identified assets comprise stretches across nine states, including Haryana, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and Maharashtra. These highway assets collectively represent economic and logistics corridors with established traffic potential and robust connectivity significance. 

The monetisation exercise will be undertaken through transparent and structured mechanisms under the TOT and InvIT frameworks. 

Both systems have emerged as successful models for attracting long-term institutional investment into further expanding the National Highway infrastructure by adopting innovative financing mechanisms for sustainable infrastructure development while ensuring efficient asset management and operational excellence. 

However, the list does not include the assets proposed to be monetised through the Raajmarg Infra Investment Trust (RIIT) for the financial year 2026–27. 

The 17 identified National Highways assets include the Hazaribagh-Barhi-Koderma section of NH-20 spanning 68.8 km, the Delhi-Haryana border to Rohtak section of NH-9 from km 29.7 to km 87 in Haryana spanning 52 km, the Trichy to Thuvarankurichi Madurai section of NH-38 spanning 124.8 km, and the Aligarh to Kanpur section of NH-34 spanning 283.8 km.