Infrastructure
NHAI Invites Bids For Development Of 75 Wayside Amenities Over 600 Locations
Arun Kumar Das
Mar 03, 2023, 09:34 AM | Updated 09:33 AM IST
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Aimed at improving commuting experience, NHAI will develop Wayside Amenities (WSA) at more than 600 locations on National Highways and Expressways by FY 2024-25.
Wayside amenities will be developed every 40-60 km of current and upcoming National Highways and Expressways.
At present, 75 Wayside Amenities sites across multiple Brownfield and Greenfield Corridors are open for bidding at www.etenders.gov.in.
These sites are spread across eight states which include 27 in Rajasthan, 18 in Madhya Pradesh, nine in Jammu and Kashmir and three in Himachal Pradesh.
The amenities will include numerous facilities for passengers such as fuel stations, electric charging facilities, food court, retail shops, bank ATMs, children play area, medical clinic, childcare room, toilets with shower facility, vehicle repair facility, driver dormitory, village haat for promotion of local handicrafts etc.
National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has already awarded 160 wayside amenities for development, out of which about 150 have been awarded in the last two years.
Another 150 wayside amenities are planned to be awarded in the next financial year, which includes Greenfield corridors like Amritsar-Bathinda-Jamnagar Corridor, Delhi-Mumbai Expressway and Delhi-Amritsar-Katra Expressway.
These wayside amenities will not only go a long way in making highway travel more convenient for commuters but will also provide adequate facilities for rest and refreshment to highway and expressway users.
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Arun Kumar Das is a senior journalist covering railways. He can be contacted at akdas2005@gmail.com.
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