Road
Connectivity
Due to its high industrialization, long coastline, high GDP growth and extremely high
agricultural growth, it is but natural that Gujarat’s roads carry many times more traffic as
compared to many regions in the rest the country. The State has undertaken holistic planning
and execution to ensure that its road network is able the meet these needs.
Towards this object, the flagship schemes of Pragati Path, Vikas Path, Kisan Path, Pravasi Path
as well as the holistic schemes of Sagarkhedu Sarvangi Vikas Yojana and Vanbandhu Kalyan
Yojana have progressed very well. Pragati Path involving 9 corridors has been completed, while
Vikas Path involving highways passing through 186 urban areas are on the verge of
completion. Under Pravasi Path road improvement has helped boost tourist flow. 8626 km
have been completed under the Kisan Path Yojana, ensuring quick movement of farm produce
to APMCs and market centres.
The State has given due importance to long distance corridor development and integration of
the Eastern Tribal Belt with the heartland and has also taken large strides in road
development related to DMIC & DFC. Work of first state Expressway, Ahmedabad - Dholera -
Bhavnagar connecting Ahmedabad with Dholera SIR and the coastline of Bhavnagar has been
taken up at a cost of Rs.3000 crores. In the last one year 275 km of four laning and 1082 km of
widening to 10 mt has been completed.
The State has decided that roads which have not been renewed / resurfaced in the last seven
years will be taken-up for renewal. In the current year 7000 km of such roads have been taken
up.The Vision-2025 document of PMGSY indicates that connectivity to habitations of less than
500 population in normal areas and less than 250 population in tribal areas would probably be
taken up in 2020. However, we have taken up 644 habitations of less than 500 in normal area
and 500 habitations of less than 250 in tribal areas at a cost of Rs. 559 crore.
