Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari addressed the 75th anniversary of Ashok Leyland Limited in Chennai Trade Centre and said the progress of National Highways projects in Chennai has been reviewed by him and the Bengaluru-Chennai Express Highway will start by this year-end or first month of next year. “We are developing […]
Category: Roads
Bengaluru-Chennai express highway to be operational by year-end: Gadkari
The Bengaluru-Chennai express highway will be launched by this year-end or January 2024 and it will prove crucial in reducing the travel time between the two metros to just two hours, Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari said on Thursday. Also, with the massive infrastructure being built across the country, Chennai will […]
Himachal’s PWD minister directs dept to open all blocked roads by Sept 15
The Public Works Department Minister of Himachal Pradesh government, Vikramaditya Singh said that the department has set up a deadline of September 15 to open over 150 closed roads. He also said that barring any unusual situation in the disaster-hit parts of the state if the roads are not opened by then the officers concerned […]
Rajnath Singh to inaugurate 90 BRO projects including on Sept 12: Official
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will on September 12 inaugurate 90 infrastructure projects of the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) including four airstrips and helipads built along the northern and western borders, a spokesperson of the ministry on Tuesday said. The projects includes 21 roads, 64 bridges, one tunnel, two air strips, and two helipads, he said. […]
Ahead of G20 Summit in Delhi, PWD to conduct dry run from September 1-7
Ahead of the G20 Summit on September 9-10 in New Delhi, the Public Works Department (PWD) will conduct a dry run from September 1-7. A PWD official said that all roads, tunnels, underpasses, and footpaths will be washed, and water in fountains will be changed. The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) will shut a few […]
Prepare for immediate execution of Rs 3 trn projects: Gadkari to officials
Road, transport and highway minister Nitin Gadkari on Monday directed the officials of his ministry, including those of NHAI and NHIDCL, to prepare a road map for up to Rs 3 lakh-crore projects for immediate execution. The minister also warned the officials of action in case of any delay in execution of projects and fixing […]
BRO to complete world’s longest tunnel above 13000 ft in Arunachal Pradesh
The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) is all set to complete the world’s longest twin-lane road tunnel built above 13000 feet, in Arunachal Pradesh. The tunnel is called the Sela tunnel, which is situated above 13,000 ft, and this tunnel aims to aid the Indian army with faster deployments of weapons and soldiers to the forward […]
Centre holds review meet on PM GatiShakti adoption in States, UTs
In a bid to promote wider adoption of PM GatiShakti National Master Plan (NMP), Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry held a review meetings with States and Union Territories on August 31 to monitor and extend support for efficient and effective utilization of their State Master plan […]
Delhi’s Sultanpuri underpass project complete, to open from Sep 4
The Sultanpuri underpass project in Delhi, work on which had begun in 2010, has been completed and it will be opened for the public on September 4, officials said on Saturday. The completion work has been pending for a long time, Mayor Shelly Oberoi’s office said in a statement. Soon after the AAP-led government took […]
112 roads including National Highway blocked due to rainfall in Himachal
As many as 112 roads, including National Highway 305, were blocked in Himachal Pradesh due to rainfall on Sunday, according to the State Emergency Operation Centre. Besides this, 12 water supply schemes have also been disrupted. One fire incident has been reported in the past 24 hours, according to government data. According to official data, […]
Infra projects granted to BJP’s close friends: Cong targets govt on CAG rpt
The Congress on Sunday targeted the Modi government over a recent CAG report on Bharatmala project, alleging that infrastructure projects have been granted to “close friends” and donors of the BJP and asserted that only a JPC probe can unravel the truth. In a statement, Congress general secretary (communications) Jairam Ramesh said the Bharatmala Pariyojana […]
Almora-Haldwani NH in Uttarakhand blocked due to debris after landslide
The Almora-Haldwani Road National Highway in Uttarakhand has been blocked for vehicular traffic due to debris near Kwarb Bridge, an official said. Work is underway to open the road, and people will be informed when the road is open for traffic, an official said in a post on X. Earlier on August 25, an injured […]