In a significant step towards enhancing road safety on National Highways, NHAI and National Road Safety Board (NRSB) held a comprehensive review meeting at NHAI Headquarters, New Delhi. The meeting was attended by Dr. Nitin R Gokarn, Chairman, NRSB, and Santosh Kumar Yadav, Chairman, NHAI, along with officials from MoRTH, State Administrations, road safety experts and other stakeholders.

The discussions focused on strengthening road safety governance, improving National Highway safety standards and accelerating efforts to reduce accidents through a structured and sustained institutional partnership. Key areas reviewed included road safety engineering, black spot management, speed management, Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS), emergency response mechanisms, citizen-centric services and technology-driven interventions.

Chairman, NRSB commended NHAI’s adoption of advanced technology solutions such as Advanced Traffic Management Systems, predictive AI-based tools and digital ambulance mapping for improving incident response and emergency care. He also emphasized the need to identify accident-prone locations, strengthen first-response capabilities at toll plazas through first-aid training, and enhance coordination with State Administrations.

NHAI and NRSB will continue engagement to address emerging challenges and further strengthen road safety ecosystem across the National Highway network.