Heavy rains in plains and snow in the upper reaches of Jammu and Kashmir continued to disrupt normal life on Saturday. Fresh landslides were witnessed at around a dozen places on Jammu-Srinagar national highway. Poor visibility also affected flights in Srinagar. “All the 40 flights scheduled to operate at the Srinagar airport had to be […]
Category: Roads
Residents claim MSRDC delaying installation of suicide barriers on Vashi Bridge
Local residents and activists from Vashi have claimed that the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) is delaying the installation of suicide barriers on the two bridges on Vashi Creek Bridge. A large number of people either die by suicide or attempt to do that by jumping off the bridges every year. Vashi police said […]
ATMS: Everything about next-gen traffic management system being tested by NHAI
If you are planning a long road trip via expressways, it is advisable to keep all the documents related to your vehicle in order. The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is testing a new system, which will tell authorities if a vehicle has valid registration, pollution certificates and other documents. The new system is […]
Gorakhpur region to get 3rd expressway, will benefit 20 districts in state
Uttar Pradesh is set to get another expressway. Hindustan Times’ sister publication Livehindustan reported that National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has appointed a consultant for preparing detailed project report (DPR) for 500-kilometre-long Gorakhpur-Shamli expressway. The final router of the proposed expressway will be known only after the DPR is finalised. But Livehindustan reported that […]
Ludhiana | NHAI kicks off work for pedestrian overpass at Sahnewal , more projects in line
After installing a pedestrian overpass at accident prone Sherpur Chowk, the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) has initiated the work of putting in place another pedestrian overpass at Sahnewal. The move comes following reports of rising number of accidents involving pedestrians. Besides, proposal for Ladhowal- Phillaur bypass including construction of new eight-lane bridge on […]
Not allowed to board due to Covid curbs, people damage DTC buses, block MB Road
A group of people blocked the MB Road and damaged DTC buses on Thursday morning after not being allowed to board a vehicle that had exceeded the permissible passenger-carrying capacity set when Delhi is in ‘yellow’ alert due to rising Covid cases. Police used mild force to disperse the crowd and five people have been […]
Issues in monitoring system of vehicles, no toll on Delhi Meerut Expressway yet
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is yet to collect tolls, which was supposed to start from December 25 this year, from commuters on the Delhi Meerut Expressway (DME) after there were some technical issues with the automatic number plate reader (ANPR) system, said officials on Monday. The NHAI headquarters will give a nod […]
Nitin Gadkari to formally inaugurate Delhi-Meerut Expressway today
Union road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari will be in Uttar Pradesh’s Meerut on Thursday to formally inaugurate and dedicate to the nation the Delhi-Meerut Expressway, which was opened for public in April this year. The expressway cuts the travel time between the two cities to just 45 minutes from the earlier two-and-a-half hours. […]
NH-44: Fog, incomplete maintenance work contribute to commuters’ woes
Given the prevailing foggy weather conditions and incomplete maintenance work, commuters taking the Delhi-Amritsar National Highway (NH-44) might face increased problems. Reconstruction of several roads, cleaning and painting of dividers and markings are still underway at several intersections between Ambala and Panipat. The road conditions worsened after torrential rainfall earlier in the year, which led […]
TN highway blocked amid flash protest by women over food poisoning
A large number of women workers of a company near here, which assembles and manufactures smartphone spares, resorted to a flash protest, blocking the busy Chennai-Bengaluru highway that led to a traffic snarl on Saturday. The protest, which also spilled over to two other locations, affecting traffic on the Chennai-Tirupati route as well for some […]
Ganga Expressway: From Meerut to Prayagraj, these cities in UP will benefit
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Saturday lay the foundation stone for the 594-kilometre long six-lane Ganga Expressway from Shahjahanpur in Uttar Pradesh. Built at a cost of more than ₹36,200 crore, it will become the longest expressway in the state. In a major boost towards the socio-economic development of the region, the Ganga Expressway […]
Blocked highway sections at Singhu, Ghaziabad may reopen in Jan: NHAI
The portions of Delhi-Meerut Expressway (NH9 аnd NH24) at the Delhi-Ghaziabad border and National Highway 44 at Singhu border that were shut for over a year due to the farmer’s protest will be opened for public from next month (January 2022), senior officials of the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) said on Sunday. Officials […]