A short but expensive stretch of the Grand Trunk Road near Gorhar is going to six lanes at ₹110.61 crore, and the Atkadih Gorhar tender closes at 11:00 AM on 26 November 2026.
Five kilometres at twenty crore a kilometre
NHAI has invited bids for six laning of the Atkadih to Gorhar section of NH-19, the old NH-2, from km 320.800 to km 326.160 in Jharkhand on EPC mode. That is 5.36 km for ₹1,10,61,00,000, which works out to roughly ₹20 crore a kilometre. The reference is NHAI/11015/5/PD/ DHN/1663/E 238953, issued through Head Office Technical and the Dhanbad project office.
A rate that high on a short length tells you the money is in structures and in working next to one of the busiest freight corridors in the country rather than in plain carriageway. Expect retaining work, service road rebuilding and drainage through a built up pocket.
One year, and the notice is old
The work period is 365 days. EMD is ₹1,11,00,000, about 1 per cent, with no exemption, and the fee is ₹20,000. The notice has been live since 7 May 2026, so the closing date has moved before and the competition has had months with the drawings.
On a job this short the camp, the plant and the stockyard all sit within a few kilometres, which cuts your lead costs but leaves nowhere to hide a mistake in sequencing. Excavators and tippers handle the widening and the drain work, a motor grader and compactors build the layers, and a wheel loader keeps the hot mix plant going. Structures bring in transit mixers and a crane for girders and precast units. Twelve months on the GT Road means most of the real work happens at night.
Key facts
Tender ID
2026_NHAI_276832_1
Reference no.
NHAI/11015/5/PD/ DHN/1663/E 238953
Issuing authority
National Highways Authority of India, Head Office (Technical)
Location
Atkadih to Gorhar section of NH-19 (old NH-2), km 320.800 to km 326.160, Jharkhand
Estimated value
₹110.61 crore (₹1,10,61,00,000)
EMD
₹1,11,00,000
Tender fee
₹20,000
Form of contract
Item rate, on EPC mode
Published
7 May 2026
Bids close
26 November 2026, 11:00 AM (extended from 26 October 2026)
5.36 km, from km 320.800 to km 326.160 on NH-19, the old NH-2, in Jharkhand.
What is the value and why is the rate high?
₹1,10,61,00,000 for 5.36 km, roughly ₹20 crore a kilometre, which points to structures and working alongside heavy freight traffic rather than plain carriageway.
What EMD and fee apply?
EMD is ₹1,11,00,000 with no exemption, and the tender fee is ₹20,000.
When is the deadline?
11:00 AM on 26 November 2026, with bids opening at 11:30 AM on 27 November. The work period is 365 days.
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