Centre asks states to notify measures to curb congestion on highways
The Union government has directed states to implement measures aimed at reducing congestion on highways, including the establishment of no-development buffers around new bypasses and ring roads. This initiative is part of a broader urban decongestion policy that seeks to address the issues caused by unplanned development along major roads. The framework encourages state participation in funding through various cost-sharing models and aims to maintain efficient traffic flow on national highways.
- ▪The Centre has asked states to create 15-metre no-development buffers along future ring roads and bypasses.
- ▪All future urban decongestion projects will be developed as fully access-controlled corridors to maintain highway speeds.
- ▪The policy outlines multiple funding models for state participation, including land acquisition cost sharing and value-capture financing.
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Centre asks states to notify measures to curb congestion on highwaysThe move comes amid growing concern that bypasses and ring roads built to ease congestion often lose effectiveness within a decadePublished on: Jun 03, 2026 11:16 AM ISTBy Soumya ChatterjeeShare viaCopy link The Union government has asked states to notify 15-metre no-development buffers along future ring roads and bypasses and regulate construction in wider two-km influence zones around them as part of its urban decongestion policy to curb ribbon development that creates congestion on highways.All future urban decongestion projects on national highways will be developed as fully access-controlled corridors.
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