Project Overview
SH87 connects Vadodara’s urban markets with the industrial zones around Halol, forming a steady movement corridor for goods and workforce mobility. The road plays an essential role in supporting automotive and manufacturing activity across the region. The assignment involved a technical due diligence review carried out for a potential ownership change, focusing on how the existing asset has performed and how it is expected to behave over its remaining lifecycle.
The assessment aimed to present a clear view of condition, reliability, and long-term obligations relevant to the transaction.
Scope of Work
Technical Due Diligence
Corridor Length & Configuration
31.7 km & 4 lane
Concessionaire
Gujarat Road and Infrastructure Company Limited
Client
A P Moller Capital P/S
Scope of Work
Technical Due Diligence
Corridor Length & Configuration
31.7 km & 4 lane
Concessionaire
Gujarat Road and Infrastructure Company Limited
Client
A P Moller Capital P/S
Challenges
Buy–sell due diligence requires a clear understanding of how the asset has aged under real traffic and maintenance practices. Establishing an accurate condition profile involves reconciling field observations with varying record quality and past interventions carried out over different periods.
Traffic patterns influenced by nearby industrial activity add uncertainty to long-term performance forecasting. These factors make it essential to separate normal wear from issues that may influence future upkeep, lifecycle costs, or valuation.
Solutions
Translink followed a systematic approach to establish a reliable condition profile for the asset. Field assessments were combined with available maintenance records to understand how past interventions shaped current pavement and structural performance. Traffic behaviour and industrial load patterns were reviewed to relate observed distress to likely future trends.
Safety elements, drainage, and corridor-level functionality were examined to assess operational reliability. Lifecycle and upkeep projections were then developed to support valuation decisions, ensuring future obligations were viewed with clarity and consistency.
Impact
The study offered a grounded understanding of how the corridor is likely to perform under continued industrial traffic and routine operation. The findings outlined upkeep needs that can help sustain reliability, safety, and service levels over time.
The analysis also provided clarity on lifecycle costs and operational behaviour, supporting informed valuation and transaction decisions.
