NHAI identifies 17 national highway assets for monetisation in FY 2026-27

New Delhi: State-owned National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) on Thursday announced it has shortlisted 17 National Highway stretches totalling 1,692.5 km for monetisation through the Toll-Operate-Transfer (TOT) and Infrastructure Investment Trust (InvIT) routes during the financial year 2026-27.

The assets are spread across nine states — Haryana, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and Maharashtra.

According to NHAI, these corridors are key economic and logistics routes with strong traffic potential and strategic connectivity importance.

NHAI said the monetisation exercise will be carried out through transparent and structured processes under the TOT and InvIT frameworks.

These models have proven successful in attracting long-term institutional capital for highway development while ensuring efficient operation and maintenance of the assets.

The authority, however, clarified that the list of 17 assets does not include those proposed to be monetised through the Raajmarg Infra Investment Trust (RIIT) for the current financial year.

Among the identified stretches are: Huballi - Hospete Section NH, Bellari-Byrapura-Hiriyuru and Yadagiri-Warangal.

This fresh round of asset monetisation is part of NHAI’s ongoing strategy to unlock value from operational highways and generate funds for new infrastructure development.