Road Projects in India: Tender Pipeline & EPC Leads

Projects India currently tracks 4,622 upcoming road and highway projects across India, of which 292 are verified records. Seven new projects were added to our database in the last 90 days, following six additions in the 90 days before that. Where project costs are recorded, the combined value reaches approximately Rs 17.43 lakh crore — making roadways one of the largest active capital-expenditure pipelines in the country's infrastructure projects sector.

Road projects in India: at a glance

Largest upcoming road and highway projects: project list India

The table below lists the highest-value projects in our roadways and highways project database, drawn from records as of October 2026.

Several features stand out in this project list. Maharashtra alone accounts for three major entries — the Samruddhi Mahamarg (expected completion December 2026), the Nhava-Sewree road bridge and the Coastal Freeway — reflecting concentrated capital deployment around the Mumbai Metropolitan Region. Meanwhile, the Rs 36,404.4 crore highway in Meerut and the Rs 12,889 crore Lucknow project signal sustained spending by Uttar Pradesh's expressway authority, a pattern covered in greater depth in our piece on new highway projects in Uttar Pradesh. Projects still under approvals — Guntur, Delhi-Ludhiana and the Uttarakhand corridor — represent near-term tender opportunities for contractors who engage early.

Where the projects are: state-wise distribution

As the chart below shows, Maharashtra leads all states with 810 tracked road and highway projects, followed by Odisha (617) and Jharkhand (364).

The high count in Odisha and Jharkhand is largely driven by state PWD and Road Construction Department programmes — many of them lower-cost rural and district connectivity upgrades that collectively represent a steady procurement stream for mid-tier contractors and material suppliers. Maharashtra's volume reflects both large metro-region expressway schemes and a broad portfolio of Public Works Department upgrades. Gujarat (238 projects) and West Bengal (247) are also significant; suppliers looking at Gujarat-specific opportunities can find further detail in our Gujarat highway project guide. For B2B sales teams, states with very high project counts but lower average costs — such as Odisha and Jharkhand — often mean more frequent but smaller tender cycles, while Maharashtra and Karnataka tend toward fewer, higher-value contracts with longer procurement timelines.

What stage are these projects at?

Understanding pipeline stage is essential for timing sales and EPC bids. As the chart below shows, the largest share of projects sits in the Under Approvals stage (1,941 projects), followed by Planning (1,617) and Construction Started (965).

The combined Under Approvals and Planning count — over 3,500 projects — means the majority of the pipeline is pre-tender. That is where early intelligence has the highest value: design consultants, geotechnical firms, environmental clearance specialists and financial advisers are typically engaged well before construction contracts are floated. The 965 projects in Construction Started stage are actively buying: civil works subcontracts, asphalt and aggregate, road-marking equipment, traffic management systems, safety barriers, and project management services. The 23 projects marked Approvals Received are at the cusp of tendering and represent the sharpest near-term opportunity for EPC bidders to register interest with promoters.

Most active promoters in the road sector

As the chart below shows, NHAI is the dominant promoter by both project count and cost, followed by state-level PWDs and road construction departments.

NHAI alone accounts for 752 projects with a combined recorded cost of about Rs 6.37 lakh crore — by far the largest single-agency pipeline in our roadways records. The National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation (NHIDCL), which handles projects in the Northeast and border areas, appears under two database entries totalling 267 projects and approximately Rs 1.31 lakh crore. State-level PWDs in Odisha, Maharashtra, West Bengal and Tamil Nadu collectively manage hundreds of projects that rarely appear in national press but represent consistent procurement for local and regional contractors. The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways directly promotes 101 projects worth about Rs 23,256 crore — typically national highway works in challenging terrain or strategic corridors.

Recent additions to the project database

Seven road and highway projects were added to our records in the 90 days to October 2026. They span multiple states and stages, and are summarised below.

The Nasarpore Package VI project (Rs 1,453 crore, Approvals Received) is the most time-sensitive for contractors, having already cleared the approvals stage. The Rs 4,262 crore NHAI highway at Agra moving into Construction Started stage signals active procurement for civil and allied works in western Uttar Pradesh. The Dighi Port road project in Maharashtra, promoted by MIDC, is notable for its logistics-sector context and likely to attract interest from port-access infrastructure specialists.

What this means for suppliers and contractors

The distribution of 4,622 projects across stages creates distinct entry points for different types of businesses.

• Planning and Under Approvals (combined 3,558 projects): The right time for design consultants, DPR preparation firms, environmental and social impact assessment specialists, land acquisition advisers, and lenders to establish relationships with promoters. Equipment suppliers can begin pre-qualification conversations with likely EPC bidders.
• Approvals Received (23 projects): Tender documents are typically released shortly after approvals are in place. EPC contractors, joint-venture partners and large sub-contractors should be preparing bids and visiting sites. Financial closing advisers and insurance providers are also engaged at this stage.
• Construction Started (965 projects): Active procurement is under way. Key purchases at this stage include bitumen, aggregates, steel (for bridges and structures), precast elements, road-marking paint, crash barriers, signage, construction machinery (motor graders, pavers, rollers, sensor-equipped compactors), geotextiles, drainage systems and site safety equipment. Labour contractors and logistics providers are also engaged continuously.
• Nearly Completion (16 projects): Opportunities shift to finishing works — line marking, road furniture, toll equipment, ATMS (Automatic Traffic Management Systems), CCTV and ITS installations, and operations and maintenance contract bidding.

For B2B sales teams, the NHAI pipeline (752 projects, Rs 6.37 lakh crore) is the single largest addressable market in this sector. State PWDs in Odisha, Maharashtra and West Bengal collectively manage nearly 900 projects and are worth mapping separately, particularly for regional distributors and contractors. Suppliers targeting Maharashtra specifically can refer to our Maharashtra highway projects guide for state-level detail.

How to track these projects

Road and highway projects move through stages quickly — a project under approvals today can progress to the tender stage, and missing that window means waiting for the next package. Projects India maintains a live roadways and highways project database covering 4,622 upcoming projects, with verified records, promoter contacts, stage updates and cost details that are not available through public tender portals or news searches. Teams that need to monitor the full national pipeline across all infrastructure sectors can explore the broader upcoming projects database, while procurement teams looking specifically for active bid opportunities can use the live government tenders section. A free sample project report is available to review the depth of information held on individual schemes before subscribing.