Hyderabad: Market fluctuations after the Union Budget was presented to Parlia-ment on July 5 and inc-essant rain in Mumbai have badly affected work on the Strategic Road Development Plan (SRDP). The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation which has raised Rs 395 crore from the market at 8.9 per cent and 9.38 per cent interest plans to […]
Category: Roads
Complete Kuthiran works: G Sudhakaran to Nitin Gadkari
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: PWD minister G Sudhakaran has written to union minister for road transport and highways Nitin Gadkari and National Highway Authority of India chairman to resume the construction work of Kuthiran twin tunnel which had come to a standstill. During a meeting held under the chairmanship of the minister earlier to evaluate the work, the […]
Bengaluru: Political vacuum hits city infrastructure works
Bengaluru: The uncertainty over the survival of the coalition government in the state has also cast its shadow over the city administration. Various infrastructure projects such as road asphalting, solid waste management and BWSSB projects like pipe laying and cleaning of manholes have come to a standstill or slowed down. M. Soubhagya, a resident of […]
Victory Tunnel road stretch the worst traffic bottleneck
Cramped with vehicles, the 1.8-km stretch of circular road from Hotel Holiday Home to Victory Tunnel, lifeline of Shimla city, is the worst traffic bottleneck in the city. Frequent traffic jams make driving a daunting task. The volume of traffic is so heavy that pedestrian dread to use the track. This stretch with over 100 […]
Palarivattom flyover highly unsafe, can last a mere 20 yrs
KOCHI/THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The E Sreedharan-led expert team has found serious irregularities in the construction of the Palarivattom flyover which began to crumble barely two-and-half-years after its construction. Built at a cost of Rs 42 crore, the structure can last only 20 years, according to the report submitted to Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. The expert team found […]
Commuters panic as Sampaje Ghat road develops crack
Mysuru: Though Kodagu hasn’t received heavy rainfall so far, a crack has already been detected in a portion of the NH 275 at Sampaje Ghat, which connects Madikeri and Mangaluru. This road stretch was damaged in landslides during the heavy South-West Monsoon showers in August last year and was temporarily restored. Permanent measures are yet […]
Budget 2019: Thumbs up to 1.25 lakh km road
VISAKHAPATNAM: Union Budget presented on Friday by finance minister Nirmala Sitaraman, is broadly in line with the expectations of the industry bodies. People from agriculture, MSME, retail, real estate and logistics sectors hailed it as a growth-oriented one. The Union Government has once again reiterated its steadfast commitment, with key focus on infrastructure development and […]
E Sreedharan for rebuilding Palarivattom flyover
Thiruvananthapuram: The Palarivattom flyover in Kochi should be rebuilt, according to E. Sreedharan, principal adviser to Delhi Metro Rail Corporation. He made this recommendation in his report submitted to Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday. Sreedharan had inspected the flyover as per the request of the Chief Minister earlier. The demolition option will be considered […]
Expert panel exams flyover in Palarivattom
Kochi: As part of the vigilance probe into the alleged corruption in the construction of the Palarivattom flyover, an expert committee constituted by VACB Ernakulam district unit visited and examined the condition of the bridge on Tuesday.The expert team along VACB officials reached Palarivattom flyover in the evening and assessed the structure and materials used […]
Kochi: Experts to review flyover works
Kochi: In the wake of controversy surrounding the Palarivattom flyover, the Publ-ic Works Department will seek help of experts in reviewing Vytilla and Kundannoor flyover construction works, including the design. “We’ve decided to take expert advice to ensure there is no deficiency in construction works carried out so far. Everything including the design will be […]
Telangana roads 4th in revenue collections
Hyderabad: The state road transport department stood fourth nation-wide in collecting revenue. It collected Rs 7 crore in permit fee alone for 2018-19. This was stated by transport minister Vemula Prashanth Reddy at a review meeting on Tuesday.
NHAI wants tripartite agreement on Kundannur, Vytilla flyovers; state not interested
Kochi: Even as the Palarivattom bridge episode unfolds, the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) is learnt to have asked the state government to enter into an agreement for maintenance with respect to under-construction Kundannur and Vytilla flyovers. However, the Public Works Department (PWD) has failed to respond to the demand for a tripartite agreement […]