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The Central Government reorganizes National Highway entrustments to the National Highways Authority of India and State Government functions across Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand, amending and rescinding several earlier notifications.

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Six notifications dated 17th March, 2026 from the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, issued under the National Highways Act, 1956 (48 of 1956) and the National Highways Authority of India Act, 1988 (68 of 1988). S.O. 1387(E), under Section 11 of the 1988 Act, entrusts to the National Highways Authority of India three stretches: New NH-9 from Rampur-Bilaspur-Inderpur Village to the Uttar Pradesh/Uttarakhand border near Kartarpur Village (50.8 km, in Uttar Pradesh); New NH-9 continuing from the border near Kartarpur Village through Bhamraula Village and Lalpur to Sitarganj (38.8 km, in Uttarakhand); and New NH-309 from its junction with NH-9 at Rudrapur Bypass near Bhamraula Village through Indira Chowk (Rudrapur) and Koladiya Village to Kashipur (70.5 km, in Uttarakhand). S.O. 1388(E), also under Section 11, amends notification number S.O. 3462(E) dated 14th August, 2024 by replacing the entry for NH-87 (New NH-9, 109), Uttar Pradesh/Uttarakhand Border-Rudrapur-Kathgodam Section (Km. 43.30 to Km. 91.00, in Uttarakhand), with two entries: New NH-109 covering the entire highway in Uttar Pradesh from its junction with NH-9 near Inderpur Village to the Uttarakhand border, and a 52.6 km Uttarakhand stretch from the border through the junction with NH-309 near Koladiya Village and Kalyanpur to Kathgodam. S.O. 1389(E), under Section 5 of the National Highways Act, 1956, further amends notification number S.O. 1096(E) dated 4th August, 2005 (last amended by S.O. 1267(E) dated 11th March, 2026) by substituting serial numbers 23 and 24 of its Schedule: serial 23 lists National Highways including NH-58, NH-87, NH-94, NH-109, NH-119, NH-121, NH-123 and NH-125 situated in Uttarakhand, with functions exercisable by the State Government of Uttarakhand; serial 24 lists National Highways including NH-2A, NH-11, NH-24A, NH-27, NH-28B, NH-28C, NH-29, NH-56, NH-58, NH-75, NH-76, NH-86, NH-91, NH-92, NH-93 and NH-235 situated in Uttar Pradesh, with functions exercisable by the State Government of Uttar Pradesh. S.O. 1390(E), under Section 11 of the 1988 Act, amends notification number S.O. 452(E) dated 16th March, 2012 by omitting the entry for NH-87/9, the Rampur-Bilaspur Uttar Pradesh/Uttarakhand Border section (Km. 0.000 to Km. 43.30). S.O. 1391(E) rescinds notification number S.O. 865(E) dated 1st April, 2013, and S.O. 1392(E) rescinds notification number S.O. 3013(E) dated 21st September, 2016, both with immediate effect. All six notifications are signed by Shaikh Aminkhan, Director, under file number NH-14013/7/2026-P&M.

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CG-DL-E-18032026-271040 EXTRAORDINARY PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii) 1917 GI/2026 (1) MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 17th March, 2026 S.O. 1387(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by section 11 of the National Highways Authority of India Act, 1988 (68 of 1988), the Central Government hereby entrusts the stretch of national Highways, as specified in column (3) of the Table below, of the section as specified in column (2) of the National Highways as specified in the corresponding entry in column (1) of the said Table, to the National Highways Authority of India, namely:- TABLE | National Highways No. | Section of National Highways | Chainage | |---|---|---| | (1) | (2) | (3) | | New NH-9 | Rampur – Bilaspur – Inderpur Village – Uttar Pradesh/Uttarakhand Border near Kartarpur Village Section (In the State of Uttar Pradesh) | 50.8 km. | | New NH-9 | Uttar Pradesh/Uttarakhand border near Kartapur Village – Bhamraula Village – Lalpur – Sitarganj Section (In the State of Uttarakhand) | 38.8 km. | | New NH-309 | Junction with NH-9 at Rudrapur Bypass near Bhamraula Village –Indira Chowk (Rudrapur) – Koladiya Village – Kashipur Section (In the State of Uttarakhand) | 70.5 km. | [F. No. NH-14013/7/2026-P&M] SHAIKH AMINKHAN, Director NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 17th March, 2026 S.O. 1388(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by section 11 of the National Highways Authority of India Act, 1988 (68 of 1988), the Central Government hereby makes the following amendment in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways number S.O. 3462(E), dated the 14th August, 2024, namely:- In the Table to the said notification, for the following entries, under columns number (1), (2) and (3) respectively:- | National Highways No. (1) | Section of National Highways (2) | Chainage/length in km (3) | |---|---|---| | 87 (New NH- 9,109) | Uttar Pradesh/Uttarakhand Border – Rudrapur – Kathgodam Section (In the State of Uttarakhand) | km. From Km. 43.30 to Km. 91.00 | the following entries under columns number (1), (2) and (3) respectively, shall be substituted:- | National Highways No. (1) | Section of National Highways (2) | Chainage/length in Km. (3) | |---|---|---| | New NH-109 | Junction of NH-9 near Inderpur Village – Uttar Pradesh/Uttarakhand Border Section (In the State of Uttar Pradesh) | Entire NH in the State of Uttar Pradesh | | | Uttar Pradesh/Uttarakhand Border - Junction of NH-309 near Koladiya Village – Kalyanpur – Kathgodam (Up to km. 91.00 of Old NH-87) Section (In the State of Uttarakhand) | 52.6 km. | [F. No. NH-14013/7/2026-P&M] SHAIKH AMINKHAN, Director Note:- The principal notification was published vide number S.O. 3462(E), dated the 14th August, 2024. NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 17th March, 2026 S.O. 1389(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by section 5 of the National Highways Act, 1956 (48 of 1956), the Central Government hereby directs that the functions in relation to the execution of works pertaining to each of the National Highways described in column (2) of the Table hereto annexed shall be exercisable by the State Government specified in column (3) of the Table against each highway subject to the condition that the State Government concerned shall in the exercise of such functions be bound to comply with the rules for the time being in force under the said Act and for that purpose makes the following further amendments in the notification of the Government of India in the erstwhile Ministry of Shipping, Road Transport and Highways (Department of Road Transport and Highways) number S.O 1096(E), dated the 4th August, 2005, namely:- In the said notification, in the Schedule, for serial number 23 & 24 and the entries relating thereto, the following shall be substituted, namely: - TABLE | (1) | (2) | (3) | |---|---|---| | “23 | So much of National Highways No.58 [(km 218.000 to km 368.000) including Rudraprayag bypass], No. 87 [only from Kathgodam – Nainital – Bhowali – Almora – Ranikhet – Dwarahat – Adbadri – Simli Section], No. 94 [from Km. 123 to Km. 218 (Dharasu to Kuthnaur near Yamnotri)], No. 109 (Rudraprayag- Gaurikund), No. 119, No. 121, No. 123, No. 125 [excluding from km. 0.000 to km. 52.200 (Sitarganj- Tanakpur section)], new NH No. 107A, new NH No. 309A, new NH No. 309B, new NH No. 334A, new NH No. 707, new NH No.707A and new NH No. 731K as are situated within the State of Uttarakhand. | State Government of Uttarakhand”. | | “24 | So much of National Highways No.2A, No.11 [excluding from Km 17.756 to Km 42.525 (Agra- UP/Rajasthan Border)], No.24A, No.27 [excluding from Km. 0.000 to Km. 46.004 (new alignment of NH 27) Allahabad to UP/MP Border Section)], No. 28B, No. 28C [excluding from Km. 00.000 to Km 93.000 (Barabanki- Jarwal- Bahariach- Rupaidiha Section)], No. 29 {excluding from Km. 2.225 to Km. 208.500 (Varanasi-Gorakhpur Section) and Gorakhpur Bypass}, No.56 [excluding from Km. 11.500 to Km. 134.700 (Lucknow Sultanpur Section)], No.58 [excluding from Km. 52.250 to Km. 152.00 (Meerut Muzaffarnagar - Uttar Pradesh / Uttarakhand Border)], new NH No. 307 (ext. NH No. 72A) [excluding from km 0.00 to km 17.900 (Chutamalpur Ganeshpur Section) and from km 17.900 to km 34.900 (Ganeshpur- U.P. / Uttarakhand Border Section)], No.75 [excluding from km. 90.00 to km. 103.00 (section from Madhya Pradesh/Uttar Pradesh Border to Jhansi) and from km. 1.900 to km.6.500 and from km. 12.000 to 24.000 and from km. 33.390 to km. 40.225 and from km. 41.350 to km. 43.240 and from km. 44.432 to km. 82.100 (Jhansi- Nowgaon Section)], No.76 [excluding From Km 162.500 to Km 178.000 (Mahoba near Hamirpur Chungi to Kabrai section overlapped with NH-86), No.86 [excluding From km. 7.430 to km. 167.600 (Kanpur - Kabrai - UP/ MP border section)], No. 91 [excluding from km. 23.600 to km. 414.000 (Ghaziabad- Aligarh- Kanpur Section)], No.91A, No. 92 [Etawah- Bhongaon Section only], No. 93 [excluding from km. 0.00 to km. 232.000 (Agra- Aligarh- Moradabad Section), No. 96 (new No. 330) [excluding from Km. 95.100 to Km 82.000 (Katka More- Sultanpur Section)], No. 235 [excluding from Km. 7.469 to Km. 66.482 (Meerut- Hapur Section)], new NH No. 124D, new NH No. 321, new NH No. 321G, new NH No. 727A, new NH No. 727AA, new NH No. 730, new NH No. 730A, new NH No. 730H, new NH No. 731AG New NH No. 931, and New NH No. 931A, new NH No. 330B, new NH No. 334A, New NH No. 334B [Excluding from Km 0+000 to | State Government of Uttar Pradesh”. | | Km 48+260 (Design Chainage) (Meerut- Haryana Border section)], new NH No. 334DD, new NH No. 219, new NH No. 227A new NH No. 731A, new NH No. 124C, new NH No. 727B, new NH No. 727H, new NH No. 727G, new NH No. 328, new NH No. 328A, new NH No. 330D [Excluding from km 38.853 to km 123.330 (Pratapnagar- Hardoi- Kannauj section)], new NH No. 730B, new NH No. 731B, new NH No. 731K, new NH No. 727BB, new NH No. 730S, new NH No. 730C, new NH No. 135C and new NH No. 227B as are situated within the State of Uttar Pradesh. | |---| [F. No. NH-14013/7/2026-P&M] SHAIKH AMINKHAN, Director Note: - The principal notification was published vide number S.O.1096 (E), dated the 4thAugust, 2005 and was last amended vide number S.O. 1267 (E), dated the 11th March, 2026. NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 17th March, 2026 S.O. 1390(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by section 11 of the National Highways Authority of India Act, 1988 (68 of 1988), the Central Government hereby makes the following amendment in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways number S.O. 452(E), dated the 16th March, 2012, namely:- In the Table to the said notification, the following entries, under columns number (1), (2) and (3) respectively shall be omitted:- | 87 | 9 | Rampur – Bilaspur Uttar Pradesh/Uttarakhand Border (of Rampur-Kathgodam Section) | From Km. 0.000 (Km. 190.106 of NH-24) to Km. 43.30 | |---|---|---|---| [F. No. NH-14013/7/2026-P&M] SHAIKH AMINKHAN, Director Note:-The principal notification was published vide number S.O. 452(E), dated the 16th March, 2012. NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 17th March, 2026 S.O. 1391(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by section 11 of the National Highways Authority of India Act, 1988 (68 of 1988), the Central Government hereby rescinds the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways number S.O. 865(E), dated the 1st April, 2013 published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary dated 1st April, 2013, with immediate effect. [F. No. NH-14013/7/2026-P&M] SHAIKH AMINKHAN, Director NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 17th March, 2026 S.O. 1392(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by section 11 of the National Highways Authority of India Act, 1988 (68 of 1988), the Central Government hereby rescinds the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways number S.O. 3013(E), dated the 21st September, 2016 published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary dated 21st September, 2016, with immediate effect. [F. No. NH-14013/7/2026-P&M] SHAIKH AMINKHAN, Director and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054. GORAKHA NATH YADAVA Date: 2026.03.18 16:30:48 +05'30' YADAVA

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