The Madhya Pradesh Road Development Corporation is upgrading Umaria-Shahdol section in Madhya Pradesh on EPC mode.
The section on NH-78 will be upgraded from 68.4 km (end of Umaria bypass) to 142.4 km (end of Shahdol bypass) with paved shoulder.
In August 2015, GVR Infra Projects was appointed as contractor for the project.
As per the latest information tracked by Projects Today, around 40 percent work on the project was completed with completion re-scheduled for December 2019.