Highway and expressway authorities — Business MegaBrands 2026–27
Highway and expressway authorities are the public bodies that plan, award, finance and supervise national highways, state expressways and strategic roads in India, including those in border and hill regions. They set contract models, acquire land and collect or assign tolls. Their project pipelines decide where new road capacity is built and how private construction and investment firms take part.
Slot BMB-117 · Roads & Highways · 4 brands in contention · Business MegaBrand: to be announced in 2027
Brands in contention
Listed alphabetically. The order does not reflect evaluation.
| Company | MegaBrands 501 |
|---|---|
| MSRDC | |
| NHAI | Also a MegaBrand 501 |
| NHIDCL | |
| UPEIDA |
How this category is evaluated
Every brand in this category is assessed on WCRC's 50-parameter brand evaluation model, across five pillars: Brand Positioning & Recall, Trust & Sentiment, Product, Innovation & Delivery, Sustainability, Governance & ESG, and Digital & Financial Soundness. Scores are compared within the category, and the brand with the strongest result is named the Business MegaBrand. Read the methodology
Frequently asked
Which are the main highway and expressway authorities in India?
The brands in contention for highway and expressway authorities in the Business MegaBrands 2026–27 cohort are MSRDC, NHAI, NHIDCL and UPEIDA. This is a factual list, not a ranking. WCRC will name one Business MegaBrand after its independent 50-parameter evaluation.
Other categories in Roads & Highways
All of Infrastructure & Construction · The 2026–27 cohort
Cite this page: WCRC, Business MegaBrands 2026–27, Highway and expressway authorities (Slot BMB-117), https://www.mostvaluablebrands.com/business-megabrands/2026-27/infrastructure-and-construction/highway-and-expressway-authorities/, accessed [date].
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