Ahmedabad–Dholera Expressway (also known as NE 8) is a long, four-lane wide (expandable to eight) access-controlled expressway in Gujarat, India. It connects Sardar Patel Ring Road near Sarkhej in Ahmedabad with Adhelai village in Bhavnagar district via Dholera Special Investment Region (DSIR). The proposed Dholera International Airport near Navagam, about from Dholera SIR also lie in the route. The expressway was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 31 March 2026.
The Ahmedabad–Dholera greenfield expressway is a part of the Delhi–Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC).
Construction The NHAI has divided the construction work of Ahmedabad–Dholera Expressway into four packages. Its total construction cost (excluding the cost of land) is about ₹3,196 crores.
The list of contractors is as follows:
Sr. NoPackage Length in kmContractor 1. Sarkhej (Ahmedabad)–Sindhrej (Ahmedabad) 22.0 Sadbhav Engineering 2. Sindhrej (Ahmedabad)–Vejalaka (Ahmedabad)26.5 Sadbhav Engineering 3. Vejalaka (Ahmedabad)–Dholera SIR (Ahmedabad)22.5 GHV India 4. Dholera SIR (Ahmedabad)–Adhelai (Bhavnagar)38.0 DRA Infracon
Status updates April 2020: Tenders floated for construction of expressway by the NHAI. August 2020: Tenders awarded in EPC mode to Sadbhav Engineering (Package 1 and 2), GHV India Pvt. Ltd. (Package 3) and Dineshchandra R. Agrawal Infracon Pvt. Ltd. (Package 4). April 2022: Work in progress Feb 2026: opened for public testing
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