NHAI has given itself six months to fix 36.766 km of NH-31 east of Ghazipur, and the ₹66.69 crore NH-31 Ghazipur tender closes at 11:00 AM on 1 December 2026.
One time improvement, and what that phrase means
The work is one time improvement of the existing stretch of NH-31 from Rauza Chauraha at Ghazipur to the UP Bihar border, Km 445.000 to Km 481.766, a total of 36.766 km, on EPC mode. PIU Ghazipur handles it, reference UPDIV-21011/238/2026-PIU Ghazipur/E-330828, with a published value of ₹66,69,00,000 and 180 days.
One time improvement is NHAI’s term for bringing a deteriorated stretch back to a serviceable standard in a single intervention, rather than rebuilding it to a new standard. In practice that means profile correction, patching, a bituminous overlay, drainage repair and road furniture, done across the full length at once.
Six months is the real constraint
EMD is ₹66,69,000, exactly 1 per cent, with no exemption, and the fee is ₹10,000. Bids open at 11:30 AM on 2 December. The period of work is 180 days, so award in winter means the bituminous work has to be finished before the 2027 monsoon. That rules out any bidder who cannot put two or three paving fronts on the road at the same time.
An overlay programme on this timescale is about output per day. You need a hot mix plant within haulage distance, a paver and tandem and pneumatic rollers per front, and a wheel loader keeping the plant fed. Profile correction and shoulder work bring in a motor grader, while excavators and a backhoe loader handle the drains, the culvert repairs and the edge breaks. Keep a mixer on site for the structures and kerb work. Our road construction equipment guide runs through the usual combinations.
Key facts
Tender ID
2026_NHAI_296163_1
Reference no.
UPDIV-21011/238/ 2026-PIU Ghazipur/E-330828
Issuing authority
National Highways Authority of India, Head Office (Technical), through PIU Ghazipur
Location
Km 445.000 to Km 481.766 of NH-31, Rauza Chauraha (Ghazipur) to the UP Bihar border, Uttar Pradesh
One time improvement of the existing stretch of NH-31 from Rauza Chauraha at Ghazipur to the UP Bihar border, Km 445.000 to Km 481.766, a length of 36.766 km, on EPC mode.
What is one time improvement?
Bringing a deteriorated highway back to a serviceable standard in a single intervention, so profile correction, patching, overlay, drainage repair and road furniture rather than a full rebuild.
What is the value and EMD?
₹66.69 crore, with an EMD of ₹66,69,000 at 1 per cent and a ₹10,000 fee.
How long is the work period?
180 days, which is the tightest part of the job. Bids close at 11:00 AM on 1 December 2026.
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