<span style="color: #0f1419;">Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has released the ratings for 18,668 kilometres of completed four and six-lane National Highway stretches covering 343 toll plazas.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #0f1419;"><br />''This has been done by NHAI, which has taken initiative to improve its accountability towards road users, who pay user fee for use of developed National Highways.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #0f1419;"><br />''The fundamental objective of highway rating is Minimum time with maximum safety in stress free environment from highway users' perspective.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #0f1419;"><br />''Speaking on the occasion, Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari informed that over 11 thousand kilometres of National Highways have been constructed during this year, which represents a rate of 35 kilometres per day.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #0f1419;"><br />''The Minister reiterated his resolve to achieve the rate of 40 kilometres per day within the balance months of this financial year.</span>