New Delhi plans to add more than 10,000 miles of access-control roads to enable faster travel
India is planning to invest $125 billion to expand its high-speed road network fivefold within a decade, Bloomberg reported on Thursday.
In a bid to modernize its infrastructure and reduce logistics costs, India will add about 10,563 miles (17,000km) of access-control roads that enable motorists to travel at speeds of up to 75mph, the news agency said, citing people familiar with the matter.
The network would offer safer, quicker, and more efficient connectivity than the South Asian country’s existing highways, according to the report.
Around 40% of the network is under construction and should be ready by 2030, while work on the remaining part would begin in another three years, with a deadline for 2033, the news agency added.
India has over 90,000 miles of highways, but less than 3,000 miles meet high-speed standards, according to the report. Funding for the project would be through a public-private partnership or hybrid system.
New Delhi hopes to reduce logistics costs from 14% of GDP to about 8%, Bloomberg reported, citing a report by Rubix Data Sciences Pvt.
While the South Asian nation’s economy grew at a rate of 7.8% in the quarter ending June 2025, the country’s infrastructure has failed to keep pace with its fast growth.
A report by capital markets rating company Crisil Ratings in June said India would spend $205 billion in the current and next fiscal year on key infrastructure sectors such as roads, real estate, and renewable energy.
