{"id":18332,"date":"2026-08-30T20:01:24","date_gmt":"2026-08-30T20:01:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=18332"},"modified":"2026-08-30T20:01:24","modified_gmt":"2026-08-30T20:01:24","slug":"nhai-mandates-end-to-end-ai-mc-deployment-for-projects-over-20-km-in-length-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=18332","title":{"rendered":"NHAI mandates end-to-end AI-MC deployment for projects over 20 km in length | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133636696,imgsize-294756,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/nhai-ai-mc.jpg\" alt=\"NHAI mandates end-to-end AI-MC deployment for projects over 20 km in length\" title=\"NHAI has made Automated and Intelligent Machine-Aided Construction compulsory for highway projects longer than 20 km (AI generated image)\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"NHAI has made Automated and Intelligent Machine-Aided Construction compulsory for highway projects longer than 20 km (AI generated image)\">NHAI has made Automated and Intelligent Machine-Aided Construction compulsory for highway projects longer than 20 km (AI generated image)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has made Automated and Intelligent Machine-Aided Construction (AI-MC) compulsory for all highway projects longer than 20 km in length and costing over Rs 500 crore, in what\u2019s a move aimed at addressing quality issues, which have become a major concern for govt.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>As per an NHAI circular issued on Friday, contractors will have to use the AI-MC system while building the road from the ground up and continuously across the entire spatial footprint of the project. The technology will be used for every major layer of highway, including embankment (raised earth foundation), subgrade (compacted soil base) and Granular Sub-Base (GSB) \u2014 the first layer of crushed stone, sand and gravel laid over the compacted soil before the road surface is built.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>The move is aimed at improving construction quality and ensuring roads are built with greater accuracy and uniformity. AI-MC is a construction technology with on-board computers and sensors on heavy machinery such as graders, pavers, compactors and dozers. Deployment of AI-MC aims to improve the quality, durability and transparency of road construction by replacing manual monitoring with technology-driven, real-time execution and quality control.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"9\"\/>TOI has learnt that though AI-MC was first deployed during construction of Lucknow-Kanpur Expressway, it was not used on the entire stretch and at all grades.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"11\"\/>Officials said the move is designed to minimise human errors, ensure uniform construction standards and generate digital records of every stage of construction, from earthwork to pavement laying. \u201cThe new norms make it mandatory to share real-time data with NHAI officials. <\/p>\n<div data-type=\"in_view\" class=\"  \">\n<div class=\"LEzX4\">\n<div class=\"PmOGb\">\n<p class=\"PSf84\">Share your thoughts in the comments<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Insightful<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Agree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Disagree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Skeptical<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Concerning<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Promising<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Worth Reading<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Big Development<\/button><\/p>\n<p><textarea class=\"T9MbS\" rows=\"1\" placeholder=\"Add your Thoughts...\"\/><button type=\"button\" class=\"ZW6JD \" disabled=\"\">Post Comment<\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"swnca\">Be respectful \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatimes.com\/termsandcondition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"gkv0P\">TOI community guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>This is good for contractors and for us as well. Once the contractor gets real-time data, there will be hardly any scope for sub-contractors to cut corners,\u201d said an official.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/>Some of the industry players in AI-MC segment said that contractors are reluctant to share real-time data with NHAI and other highway construction agencies as this makes them accountable. \u201cUnless NHAI and other agencies get the data in real time, the impact of using the technology will be negligible. It must not be used in a piecemeal way if govt is serious about putting things in order,\u201d said one of them.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/nhai-mandates-end-to-end-ai-mc-deployment-for-projects-over-20-km-in-length\/articleshow\/133636665.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NHAI has made Automated and Intelligent Machine-Aided Construction compulsory for highway projects longer than 20 km (AI generated image) NEW DELHI: National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has made Automated and Intelligent Machine-Aided Construction (AI-MC) compulsory for all highway projects longer than 20 km in length and costing over Rs 500 crore, in what\u2019s a 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