The Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure approved the development of six laning of Vadodara-Surat section on National Highway-8 in Gujarat under NHDP Phase Five on Design, Build, Finance, Operate and Transfer, DBFOT basis.

The total length of the road will be 6,745 kms. The concession period will be 12 years including construction period of 30 months.

The main object of the project is to expedite the improvement of infrastructure in Gujarat and also in reducing the time and cost of travel for traffic, particularly heavy traffic, plying between ‘Vadodara-Surat’.