DS Constructions Ltd, on 10 July 2006, announced that it was awarded four-laning of the Gwalior-Jhansi section on NH-75 by the NHAI on Build-Operate-Transfer (annuity) basis. The 80.127 km long project will be constructed at a cost of Rs.650 crore over a concession period of 20 years, which includes construction period of 30 months.

The work on the project entails design, construction, development, finance, operation and maintenance of the project, including rehabilitation and upgradation from the existing 2 lanes to 4 lanes, of Gwalior-Jhansi section passing through Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh.

The broad details are:

Section: Gwalior Jhansi Section (NH-75)

State: Uttar Pradesh & Madhya Pradesh

Project: NHDP-II (North-South Corridor)

Length: 80.127 km (km 16 to km 96) on NH-75

Execution: BOT model

Concessionaire: DS Constructions Ltd.

Cost: Rs.650 crore

Completion: 30 months

Concession period: 20 years, including construction time

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