Overview

• New vertical panels will feature QR codes that commuters can scan to receive up-to-date emergency information on their phones.
• Each board will list project specifics such as National Highway number, chainage, length, construction and maintenance periods, and contacts including Highway Patrol, Toll Manager, Project Manager, Resident Engineer, Emergency Helpline 1033 and the NHAI field office.
• Panels must include details for at least 20 nearby essential services, covering hospitals, police stations, fuel pumps, toilets, restaurants, puncture repair, vehicle service centres and e-charging stations, along with relevant helplines.
• For visibility, installations are authorized at wayside amenities, rest areas, toll plazas, truck lay-bys and highway start or end points.
• The guidelines set design, dimensions and materials, require a minimum 10-year readability standard and mandate replacement within 30 days if damaged, with no rollout schedule announced.