Category: Roads

NEW DELHI: The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has identified 33 projects for monetisation to raise Rs 45,000 crore during the current financial year, nearly 12% more than 2023-24. The projects with cumulative length of 2,742 km are spread across 12 states. The assets would be monetised through Toll Operate Transfer (TOT) and InvIT […]

Big network of high-speed highway corridors soon! The Ministry of Road Transport has put forward a proposal to construct and expand approximately 41,000 km of national highways. This ambitious plan includes the development of 15,000 km of high-speed corridors, which will be controlled-access routes. The target for completion is set for the fiscal year 2031-32, […]

Soon, national highways in India will have satellite-based tolling systems. Nitin Gadkari, the Minister for Road Transport and Highways, said that the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) will start rolling out the new system soon. The Minister told the Rajya Sabha that NHAI will roll out a satellite-based tolling system on national highways by […]

NEW DELHI: The government will introduce new technologies, including GPS-based toll collection systems, by March next year to replace existing highway toll plazas, Union minister Nitin Gadkari said on Wednesday. The move is aimed at reducing traffic congestion and charging motorists for the exact distance travelled on the highways. “The government is looking at new […]

NAVI MUMBAI: The Pune- bound carriageway of the Mumbai-Pune expressway will remain closed for all types of vehicles for two hours between noon and 2pm on Tuesday, November 21, traffic officials said. The carriageway is being closed as the MSRDC is installing an overhead gantry in the Bhor ghat section under the Intelligent Traffic Management […]

New Delhi: After the Silkyara tunnel mishap, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) will conduct a safety audit of all its 29 under construction tunnels across the country, reports Dipak Dash. Officials said NHAI chairman Santosh Yadav has instructed officials to undertake this exercise quickly by involving the regional officers, project directors and independent […]

NEW DELHI: The fate of developing 8,000 km of National Highway (NH) stretches under the government’s flagship programme now hangs in balance, with the finance ministry asking the road ministry not to bid them out without seeking fresh cabinet approval. The direction from North Block comes at a time when the government has barely awarded […]

Mumbai: One side of the coastal road from Worli towards Marine Drive may be open for motorists by February 2024 while the entire road would be ready by May 2024, BMC said on Thursday. Additional municipal commissioner Ashwini Bhide, who is overseeing the project, said that 82% of the project’s work has been completed. “We […]

MUMBAI: The BMC on Wednesday approved the proposal to terminate the contract with the cement concrete (CC) road contractor for south Mumbai for failing to start work even 10 months after issuance of work orders. “We have issued orders to terminate the contract,” municipal commissioner Iqbal Chahal told TOI on Wednesday. The company had skipped […]

Kolkata: Puja is over but except a few stretches which have been hurriedly patched up, most of the road stretches, specially the streets and lanes inside the blocks across Salt Lake, remain in terrible shape. Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation (BMC) authorities said that they were planning to take up full-fledged road repair work after offices resume […]

Kolkata: Several puja organizers have taken the initiative to fill up holes that were dug for bamboo poles to erect pandals. Members of several clubs have started work to restore damages to roads and pavements on Sunday, a day before offices and educational institutes reopen. Hazra Park Sarbojaninhas filled up holes with loose soil and […]

BENGALURU: Motorists commuting through Yelahanka police station junction will have to bear with long waits at the traffic island as the construction of a 1.8-km flyover between RMZ Mall and the Rail Wheel Factory remains in limbo. Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) officials claim it may take six more months to complete construction of the […]