NHAI-JDA in JV to build ₹2,887-cr transport corridor

The National Highway Authority of India, in a joint venture with the Rajasthan government, has planned to build the transport corridor of the northern ring road project in Jaipur involving an investment of ₹2,887 crore. As per the agreement, out of 360-metre wide Ring Road, the NHAI will construct a 70-metre transport corridor, while the Jaipur Development Authority (JDA) will build a 135-metre development corridor on either side of the ring road. The NHAI will bear the acquisition and construction cost of the land for building the transport corridor. The Ring Road project will consist of a six-lane access-controlled expressway and a three-lane service road on both sides. The northern corridor will also be developed on the lines of the 47km southern corridor (Agra Road to Ajmer Road) and the agencies will acquire a 360-metre wide strip of land. While the transport corridor will be constructed on a 70-metre wide land, the civic body proposes a 135-metre wide development corridor along the transport corridor for commercial purposes. In the master plan 2025, the JDA has kept the northern corridor 360-metre wide, same as the southern corridor. The agencies have identified land in 26 villages of three tehsils — Amber, Jaipur and Jamwa-Ramgarh — to acquire for Ring Road.