Winners include GHV Infra Projects, Ceigall, Welspun, L&T, Rajpath
Infracon, Dineshchandra R Agrawal Infracon, J Kumar Infraprojects among road
builders. OEMs like Tata Hitachi, Dynapac, Terex Powerscreen, Escorts Kubota
and other product manufacturers like Zydex, Tata Steel among others.
Mumbai, 9 July 2026: “Technology is becoming central to highway
development”, stated Shri Ajay Tamta, Union Minister of State for Road
Transport & Highways while presenting RAHSTA Awards to 24 companies at
the RAHSTA Expo on July 8th at Jio World Convention Centre,
Mumbai. Some winners included Mhari Sadak from Haryana Public Works
Department, Border Roads Organisation, GHV Infra Projects, Ceigall, Welspun,
L&T, Rajpath Infracon, Dineshchandra R Agrawal Infracon, J Kumar
Infraprojects among road builders. OEMs like Tata Hitachi, Dynapac, Terex
Powerscreen, Escorts Kubota and other product manufacturers like Zydex, Tata
Steel among others.
RAHSTA Awards were held on the sidelines of 16th RAHSTA
Expo where exhibitors include Terex, Caterpillar, Tata Hitachi, Dynapac,
Liugong, Alltech, SRMB, Elegant, Electrotherm, Tata Steel, Jindal Steel,
Maccaferri, UP Invest, MMRDA, Monte Carlo, Zydex and many more.
Emphasising priorities set for the government, the minister Ajay Tamta
stated that “Technology is becoming central to highway development. However,
not all technologies are suitable for all ecosystems. Technologies like TBM
used by MMRDA in Mumbai cannot be used in fragile terrains and hilly regions.
There we must use blasting which also needs to be tempered to protect the
ecology.”
Bidur Kant Jha, Director, New Technology for Highway Development,
Ministry of Road Transport & Highways,
highlighted how innovation and emerging technologies are transforming the way
India’s highways are designed, built and managed, making them safer, smarter
and more resilient.
Highlighting the Ministry’s approach to innovation, Jha said MoRTH has
established a structured framework for adopting proven technologies,
alternative materials and innovative designs. New technologies must obtain
Indian Roads Congress (IRC) accreditation and demonstrate their performance
through pilot projects before wider implementation.
Founder, FIRST Construction Council, Pratap Padode,
expressed that, “What has been most satisfying for us is the discovery of
outstanding work being done across the country. Many companies, some well-known
and some quietly doing exceptional work, have demonstrated remarkable
achievements in execution, technology, innovation, materials, safety,
sustainability and project delivery.” He also informed that RAHSTA Expo would
be held on May 20-22 in 2027.
The discussions reinforced a common message: creating safer roads
requires more than infrastructure investment—it demands visionary leadership,
engineering excellence and continuous innovation. It was this spirit that the
RAHSTA Awards 2026 sought to recognise.
Among the evening’s highest honours were the Special Recognition
Awards, presented to
Dr. Sanjay Mukherjee (IAS), Metropolitan Commissioner, Mumbai
Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA), for
his exemplary leadership in advancing the underground tunnel network across the
Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR). His leadership has helped shape projects that
combine rapid development with sustainable and people-centric planning,
demonstrating how effective governance can drive safer infrastructure.
Dr. Mukherjee underscored the importance of integrated urban planning
and multimodal mobility, noting that Mumbai's infrastructure success has been
driven by coordinated efforts across engineering, planning and execution teams.
He highlighted the city's historic underground water and sewerage network, the
role of technology in improving civic infrastructure, and the need to integrate
roads with metro and bus systems to create seamless urban mobility.
RAHSTA Awards 2026 winners:
● Best
Earthmoving Equipment for Road: Tata Hitachi Construction Machinery
● Best
Compaction Equipment: FRED India (Formerly Dynapac Road Construction Equipment)
● Most
Innovative Road Construction Equipment: Powerscreen
● Most
Sustainable Road Construction Equipment: Alltech India
● Best
Equipment for Productivity Enhancement: Escorts Kubota
● Most
Innovative Road Construction Material -- Rank 1: Zydex Industries
● Most
Innovative Road Construction Material -- Rank 2: Ramuka Global and CSIR -
CRRI
● Best
Sustainable / Low-Carbon Material for Roads: Tata Steel Ltd Industrial
By-Products Management Division
● Best
Road Safety Technology -- Rank 1: Border Roads Organisation
● Best
Road Safety Technology -- Rank 2: Subtronics (India)
● RAHSTA
Excellence in Innovation: L&T Transportation Infrastructure IC
● Outstanding
Contribution to Road Infrastructure: Mhari Sadak Application from Haryana
Public Works Department
● Best
Smart Highway/Intelligent Transport Solution -- Rank 1: Salaipudhur Madurai
Tollway, SPV of Cube Highways
● Best
Smart Highway/Intelligent Transport Solution -- Rank 2: Zen Microsystems
● Best
Bridge Execution: Welspun Enterprises
● Best
Tunnel Execution: Border Roads Organisation
● Emerging
Contractor of the Year: GHV Infra Projects
● Excellence
in Project Execution (Timely Delivery): Ceigall India
● Excellence
in Highway Construction -- Joint winner: J. Kumar Infraprojects
● Excellence
in Highway Construction -- Joint winner: Rajpath Infracon
● Best
Highway Project (BOT / HAM / PPP): Dineshchandra R. Agrawal Infracon
● Green
Highway Developer of the Year: INTERISE
● Excellence
in Highway Asset Management: Ghaziabad Aligarh Expressway, SPV of Cube Highways
● Jury
Award for Excellence in Highway Asset Management: Roadstar Investment Managers
Beyond these individual honours, the RAHSTA Awards celebrated
organisations that are raising the bar in road safety, infrastructure
development and technological innovation. From pioneering engineering solutions
to adopting advanced safety technologies, this year's winners exemplified the
industry’s commitment to creating safer and more resilient transport networks.
The RAHSTA Awards continue to serve as a platform that recognises not
only excellence but also the shared responsibility of government, industry and
technology providers in shaping the future of road safety. As India accelerates
its infrastructure growth, the achievements recognised this year demonstrate
that the true measure of progress lies not just in building more roads, but in
making every road safer.
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