The Nagpur Bhandara highway upgrade proposes widening a 42-km stretch of NH-53 in Maharashtra under a Rs 2,553.8 crore project to improve traffic flow and regional connectivity. The deadline. The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has invited bids for a Rs 2,553.84 crore project to widen the remaining 42 km section of National. Land acquisition completed; work to begin after tender is awarded, says NHAI.