Category: Roads

Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala government on Wednesday said it has decided to enter into a tripartite agreement with the Union Ministries of Surface Transport and Railways for construction of railway overbridges and underbridges to reduce the number of level crossings in the state. The state cabinet took a decision to this effect, an official release issued […]

VIJAYAWADA: The traffic hassles on the national highway at Benz Circle in Vijayawada will end by next month with the completion of Benz Circle flyover-2. Nearly a lakh of vehicles used to pass through Benz Circle and hence a flyover was constructed to ease traffic in part, after which the flyover-2 construction started and the […]

ANANTAPUR: The National Highway division here aims to complete the NH four-lane connectivity between Bellary Bypass Road and Pangal Road on the Chennai Highway, that would pass through Anantapur city, in a matter of 18 months. Three bridges including a road overbridge at Clock Tower have been sanctioned under the highway connectivity project. The construction […]

HYDERABAD: Residents of the Secunderabad Cantonment Board (SCB), upset with years of alleged apathy by the board, are now seeking merger of their areas with the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC). One reason why they want this merger is because of the lack of public works — roads, piped water supply and others — in […]

HYDERABAD: A total of nine national highway stretches passing through Telangana state over an extent of 565 km have been identified by the Centre for Asset Monetisation to generate revenue by way of charging toll amount from road users. New toll plazas would come up on these stretches after handing over them to private players. […]

HYDERABAD: A total of nine national highway stretches passing through Telangana state over an extent of 565 km have been identified by the Centre for Asset Monetisation to generate revenue by way of charging toll amount from road users. New toll plazas would come up on these stretches after handing over them to private players. […]

HYDERABAD: Unbelievable, but true. The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) spent Rs 7,396 to fill each pothole in the city as the civic body itself testified to the court of law. In the data submitted to the High Court, the corporation said it had spent Rs 180.08 crore to fill 2,43,455 potholes from financial year […]

Hyderabad: The Outer Ring Road (ORR) is set for a makeover and beautification after 12 years. Faced with problems of wear and tear, the road will be re-laid over a stretch of 158 km. To start with, a stretch of 25 km will be re-laid from Shamshabad to Gachibowli. The HMDA has floated tenders of […]

Hyderabad: While Durgam Cheruvu is being developed with the newly-inaugurated cable-stayed bridge across the lake connecting Jubilee Hills and Hitec City, the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) has decided to commence work to improve Tank Bund Road. Tank Bund is the city’s oldest hangout place for people of all walks of life in the twin […]

Chennai: Welcoming the Madras High Court verdict cancelling the tenders issued for development of village roads without the permission of the elected local bodies, DMK President M K Stalin warned district collectors that they would not be able to escape the clutches of law if they connive with the State government in its alleged corrupt […]

New Delhi: The government on Wednesday said it has made FASTag mandatory for availing all discounts on National Highways toll plazas. It has issued a gazette notification in this regard. “The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has made the use of FASTag mandatory for availing return journey discount or any other exemptions on […]

New Delhi: Plans are afoot to develop 57 highway stretches near each state capital to serve as model national highways, an NHAI official said. These stretches total to 1,735 kms across the country.