Sarkhej–Gandhinagar Highway

Sarkhej–Gandhinagar Highway
Sarkhej–Gandhinagar Highway
	S G Highway

The Sarkhej–Gandhinagar Highway, colloquially the S.G. Road, connects the city of Ahmedabad with Gandhinagar, the capital of the state of Gujarat, India. It forms the major part of NH 8C that connects Sarkhej with Chiloda near Gandhinagar. It is a major artery road for commercial and public transport, and is witnessing a major construction boom along its route towards Gandhinagar.

History

The highway was primarily built as a mean to bypass the traffic from the City of Ahmedabad. But the lower land prices lead to a boom in the real estate and retail industry. Presently, the prices of land within the vicinity of the highway are more comparable to those in the downtown areas. It has emerged as a hub for educational, entertainment and corporate parks.

In the year 2015, the National Highways Authority of India transferred the administrative control of the highway to the Government of Gujarat.^[1]

Transportation

As per the estimation, a minimum of one lakh PCUs (Passenger Car Units) travels per day on this highway^[2]. And, during the festivals and on Mondays and Tuesdays, there is a sharp jump in the volume of traffic.

The highway is dotted with large-scale retail outlets like Lifestyle, Globus, Croma, and Westside.

International car and motorcycle showrooms including Porsche, BMW, Audi, Triumph, DC, Vikas Motorland, Jaguar, Land Rover, Range Rover, Nissan, Volvo, Toyota, Rolls-Royce, Harley-Davidson, Honda, Skoda, Jeep^[3], Ducati^[4] and Mercedes are located on this road.