NHAI is planning to take up development of four / two laning of the Gadu-Dwarka section of NH-8E in Gujarat, under the National Highways Development Project (NHDP) Phase-IV, on Build, Operate and Transfer (BOT-Annuity) in Design, Build, Finance, Operate and Transfer (DBFOT) pattern. The total length of the road will be about 209.89 km, out of which 119.7 km will be four laned and 90.19 km will be two laned with paved shoulders. As of October 2013, The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), has given its approval to the project.