Highway Infrastructure Ltd announced on Friday that it has received a contract worth 28.69 crore rupees from the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI). This contract involves conducting toll collection operations at the Kojingipatti toll plaza on the NH-44 stretch between Dindigul and Samayalalur in Tamil Nadu.
According to documentation filed with BSE, the company received a Letter of Acceptance (LoA) from NHAI to carry out user fee collection at this toll plaza. The agreement is valid for 90 days. The scope of work includes not only collecting tolls but also maintaining adjacent facilities, including restocking consumables.
The company is expected to strengthen its toll collection portfolio, increase revenue transparency, and expand its presence in South India with this contract. Highway Infrastructure currently operates in toll collection, EPC infrastructure, and real estate across various states.
Arun Kumar Jain, Managing Director of Highway Infrastructure, noted that this agreement further strengthens the company's toll collection portfolio and demonstrates the trust of leading infrastructure bodies in HIL's execution capabilities.
The Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) has updated its Observatory of Eurasian Transport Infrastructure Projects. This digital platform contains a database and an interactive map of transport corridors in 13 countries, including Uzbekistan.
As of July 1, 2026, the database includes 402 current and planned projects with a total investment volume of $345 billion. Additionally, another $100 billion has been allocated to projects that have not yet started.
In 2025, over $10 billion was commissioned in regional facilities, and 70 new projects worth $74 billion were added to the portfolio. The largest share of investments, nearly $150 billion or 42.8%, was directed to the railway sector.
Russia leads in investment volume with $225.2 billion, accounting for 65.3%. Eight of the ten largest projects are being implemented in Russia, including the modernization of the Eastern Railway Polygon.
Central Asia accounts for over 21% of all investments, corresponding to 114 projects totaling over $71.75 billion. Moreover, more than 45% of these projects are being implemented in Kazakhstan. In the region, about 56% of investments are directed towards road network development, and another 29.8% towards railway sections. The largest focus is the TRACECA corridor, which includes the Trans-Caspian route, valued at $42.8 billion.
In 2025 alone, facilities worth $6 billion were commissioned in Central Asia. Among the key achievements of the year, the bank noted the completion of the electrification of the Bukhara-Urgench-Khiva railway in Uzbekistan, launching high-speed passenger service. The Dostyk-Moyinty line in Kazakhstan was also modernized with a fivefold increase in capacity, the Ashgabat-Mary-Turkmenabat highway and the North-South corridor section in Turkmenistan were built, as well as a tunnel in the Kok-Art pass in Kyrgyzstan and the Obigarm-Nurobod road section in Tajikistan.
Evgeny Vinokurov, Deputy Chairman of the Board and Chief Economist of EDB, emphasized the transition from implementing individual transport projects in Eurasia at the beginning of the century to forming a Eurasian transport system—a complex network of interconnected and complementary transport corridors along east-west and north-south routes. According to him, the large-scale infrastructure development process in Central Asia will allow landlocked countries to improve conditions for trade, tourism, and mobility.
Private capital participates in 123 out of 402 projects, with almost half of them dedicated to warehousing and logistics infrastructure. Twenty-seven projects are being implemented or can be implemented under Public-Private Partnership (PPP) principles, and eight of them are cross-border. International development banks participate in 48 projects, financing 43 of the 114 projects in Central Asia.
China is increasing its participation in Central Asian transport infrastructure. Projects exceeding $12 billion are being implemented with China's involvement, and funds attracted from Chinese sources exceed $7 billion. The largest project involving China is the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway corridor.
