Bharat Road Network (BRNL) rose 2.22% to Rs 29.95 after the company, along with its partners, signed a deal with Cube Highways for the sale of a 126-kilometre road project in Uttar Pradesh (UP), India.Singapore-based Cube Highways and Infrastructure invests in road and highway projects, along with other select infrastructure sectors in India.
The share purchase agreement provides for the sale of entire stake in Ghaziabad Aligarh Expressway, the special purpose vehicle (SPV) engaged in the development, operation and maintenance of a 126-kilometre toll road project from Ghaziabad to Aligarh on National Highway-34 (NH-34). The project has been granted a 24-year concession in 2011 for strengthening and widening the two-lane highway. Toll collection on this road started in June 2015.