On May 12, 2023, the NHAI and STPL (Samakhiyali Tollway Pvt. Ltd.) (a Concessionaire), an SPV under the IRB Infrastructure Trust (Private InvIT Associate of IRB Infrastructure Developers Ltd.), entered into a Concession Agreement to develop, operate, and maintain the Samakhiyali Santalpur NH 27 Project.
The concession period of the Project is 20 years from the Appointed Date and the Concessionaire is allowed to collect the notified user fee from the road users during this period.
STPL has been entrusted to expand 90.90 Kms four-lane highway on the section of NH 27 from Samakhiyali to Santalpur in the State of Gujarat to a six-lane highway on a DBFOT basis.
The Samakhiyali Santalpur stretch is part of economically important Amritsar Jamnagar Highway, which also has commercial links with the Kandla and Mundhra Ports on coasts of Gujarat.
The Project Features
Corridor Description
NH27 is an East – West National highway connectivity in India that starts in Porbandar in Gujarat and ends in Silchar in Assam. The highway passes through the states of Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, Assam. It is the second longest National Highway (after NH 44) in India and is a part of NS-EW Corridor of NHAI.