The Central government has approved 27 road projects worth over Rs 20,000 crore to modernise the road infrastructure in Madhya Pradesh. Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari has stated that efforts are being expedited to commence these projects soon.

These 27 projects, totaling Rs 20,403 crore, include 14 initiatives under the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI). The 612 km long projects worth Rs 13,658 crore, include Betul-Khandwa section (NH-347B), Deshgaon-Khargone section (NH-347B), Khargone Barwani section (NH-347B), Baretha Ghat (NH-46), Salkanpur-Nasrullaganj-Budhni-Bari stretch. These include Jhabua-Raipuria-Petlawad section, Betul-Khandwa Package-IV (NH-347B), Sagar-Kanpur (Package-3), Sagar-Kanpur (Package-IV), Gwalior City Bypass, Orchha-Jhansi Greenfield Highway Link, Sagar Bypass (Sagar Link Road-02), Jabalpur-Damoh (Package-I & III) and the Rewa-Sidhi section (NH-39).

Furthermore, 13 projects approved under MoRTH cover 616 km. These include the Mandla Bypass to Nainpur Bypass (NH-543), Sendhwa-Khetiya (NH-752G), Tikamgarh-Orchha (NH-539), Shahgarh-Tikamgarh (NH-539), Anjad-Barwani (NH347B), Chanderi-Pichhore (NH-346), Lonia (Madhya Pradesh/Maharashtra border) to Burhanpur (NH-347C) and Singrauli-Chitrangi-Bagdara (NH-135C), and others.