India's National Highways Development Project (NHDP) rollout (1998–2014)

1. Vajpayee outlines a national highway upgrade vision

   Oct 24, 1998Labels: Atal Bihari, National Highways

   • Financial Express

2. Foundation stone laid for the NHDP program

   Jan 6, 1999Labels: Atal Bihari, National Highways

   • Financial Express
   • GQ Wikipedia

3. NHDP Phase I approved, including Golden Quadrilateral

   Dec 1, 2000Labels: NHDP Phase, Golden Quadrilateral

   • Econ Journal
   • NHAI Wikipedia

4. Golden Quadrilateral upgrades begin

   Jan 1, 2001Labels: Golden Quadrilateral, Construction Contracts

   • Econ Journal
   • GQ Wikipedia

5. NHDP Phase II approved for NS–EW corridors

   Dec 1, 2003Labels: NHDP Phase, NS-EW Corridors

   • Econ Journal
   • NHAI Wikipedia

6. Phase IIIA approved to widen high-density routes

   Mar 1, 2005Labels: NHDP Phase, BOT Model

   • NHAI Wikipedia

7. Phase V cleared to begin six-laning upgrades

   Sep 27, 2005Labels: NHDP Phase, Golden Quadrilateral

   • ProjectsToday
   • NHAI Wikipedia

8. Budget emphasizes scaling NHDP contracts and PPPs

   Feb 28, 2006Labels: Union Budget, Public-Private Partnership

   • Budget Speech

9. Expressway program (Phase VI) approved in principle

   Nov 1, 2006Labels: NHDP Phase, Expressway Program

   • Indian Express

10. Urban decongestion works (Phase VII) approved

    Jan 1, 2007Labels: NHDP Phase, Urban Decongestion

    • Indian Express

11. Phase IV approved to upgrade 20,000 km to two-lane

    Jun 18, 2008Labels: NHDP Phase, Two-Laning Program

    • NHDP Wikipedia
    • MoRTH

12. Government declares Golden Quadrilateral completed

    Jan 7, 2012Labels: Golden Quadrilateral, NHDP Milestone

    • Indian Express
    • NHDP Wikipedia

13. Progress gaps in Phases VI–VII highlighted publicly

    Dec 5, 2014Labels: NHDP Phases, Project Delays

    • Indian Express