Overview

• The new system replaces the lowest-price criterion with a points-based evaluation by senior MoRTH officials and academic experts
• Pilot assessments are under way with SPA Delhi and IIT-Delhi, which have also proposed Centres of Excellence for crash investigation
• DPR preparers must now conduct on-site visits to align designs with local conditions and urban safety needs
• Urban and transport planners will join highway engineers in report preparation to address higher fatal crash rates in city corridors
• Officials expect the multidisciplinary approach to drive innovation and help halve road deaths by 2030 under the Stockholm Declaration