India Today Conclave 2021: Speed limit on highways should be increased to 140kmph, says Nitin Gadkari

Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said the Centre is in favor of increasing the speed limit to 140kmph, but the Supreme Court and the High Court need more convincing in this matter.

The speed limit of vehicles on National Highways and Expressways in the country may soon increase, said Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari at the India Today Conclave 2021. Gadkari added that the Centre is in favor of increasing the speed limit to 140kmph, but the Supreme Court and the High Court need more convincing in this matter. However, a bill will soon be presented in Parliament for the same to amend the speed limit on Indian roads.

Nitin Gadkari said, “The parameter of speed limit of vehicles in India is one of the big challenges for us. There are some decisions by the Supreme Court and High Court regarding car speed, due to which we are not able to do anything. Today, such an expressway has been built in the country and not even a dog can come on those roads because barricading has been done on both sides of the road. In such a situation, we have made a plan that I will go to Parliament and change all the parameters by making a bill.”