Jammu: The Jammu-Srinagar national highway was reopened for traffic early Friday after remaining closed for four days owing to multiple landslides triggered by heavy rains and snowfall, officials said. “Traffic plying on Jammu-Srinagar national highway but slow movement in Ramsoo sector due to single lane and poor surface,” a spokesperson of the traffic department said. […]
Category: Roads
Bengaluru-Chennai expressway to be ready by this year: Gadkari
Shivamogga: Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari exuded confidence that the works on Bengaluru-Chennai Expressway and ring road that connects towns around Bengaluru are expected to be completed by December 2024. He was speaking after laying the foundation stone for 18 national highway projects of total length 300 km worth Rs 6,200 […]
Highway toll collector IHMCL removes Paytm Payments Bank from list of banks authorised to issue FASTag
Indian Highways Management Company Ltd (IHMCL), toll collecting arm of state-owned NHAI, has advised highway users to buy FASTags from 32 authorised banks sans Paytm Payments Bank for hassle-free travel. In a post on X, IHMCL said for hassle-free travel, buy your FASTag from 32 authorised banks. The 32 authorised banks include Airtel Payments Bank, […]
Farmers’ forum wants BDA to withdraw Peripheral Ring Road tenders
Bengaluru: A group representing farmers, whose land has been notified for the 74-kilometre Peripheral Ring Road project, has urged the Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) to withdraw the tenders for the project. It said the authority did not clarify the compensation structure for land losers in the tenders and has vowed to hold a protest on […]
Snowfall, rain disrupt traffic in Himachal; 4 NH among 473 roads shut
Shimla: Over 470 roads, including four national highways, remained closed in Himachal Pradesh on Tuesday after snowfall and rain in several parts, the state emergency operation centre said. According to the centre, 473 roads were closed while 398 transformers and 38 water supply schemes were disrupted. Of the total, 153 roads were closed for vehicles […]
Delhi’s Pragati Maidan tunnel project under scanner over safety concerns: Report
The Pragati Maidan Tunnel project, which was completed ahead of the G20 Summit at a cost of multi-crores, is now posing a significant risk to passenger safety due to water seepage, substantial cracks in the cement/concrete, and inadequate drainage systems, according to a report by the Indian Express. The Public Works Department (PWD) is scrutinising […]
Peenya flyover in Bengaluru reopened for light goods and motor vehicles
Bengaluru: The Peenya flyover, that was shut for two days, has been reopened on Friday for the movement of only light motor vehicles and light goods vehicles. The 4.2-km flyover was temporarily closed for all vehicles from 11 pm on Tuesday to facilitate load testing by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI). NHAI officials […]
Govt sanctioned Rs 1,170 crore for road projects in Ladakh, announces Nitin Gadkari
New Delhi: Union minister Nitin Gadkari said the government has sanctioned Rs 1,170.16 crore for 29 roads projects in Ladakh. In a post on social media platform X, Gadkari said Rs 1,170.16 crore has been sanctioned for 29 roads projects, encompassing state highway and other major roads in the Union Territory. Additionally, Rs 181.71 crore […]
Cabinet approves construction of new 6-lane bridge on river Ganga in Bihar
New Delhi: The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the construction of a new 4.56 km long, 6-lane bridge on the river Ganga, connecting Digha and Sonepur in Bihar, according to an official statement. The total cost for the project is estimated at Rs 3,064.45 crore, including Rs 2,233.81 crore for civil construction, it added. The […]
‘Road construction projects worth Rs 65K cr under way in Delhi, nearby areas’
New Delhi: Work on projects worth Rs 65,000 crore is underway in Delhi and its nearby areas for the construction of roads, highways and expressways, Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari said on Thursday. Work on an expressway connecting Delhi’s Akshardham temple to Dehradun has started. Once it is completed, it will […]
Uttarkashi tunnel rescue: Dhami honours rat-hole miners, hands them Rs 50,000 cheques
Dehradun: Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Thursday honoured 12 rat-hole miners who played a vital role in the rescue of 41 workers trapped at the Silkyara tunnel. The rat-hole miners had manually drilled the final stretch of about 15 metres through the debris in the collapsed part of the tunnel in claustrophobic conditions […]
Kensington Road sinkhole: AAP demands probe
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has demanded an investigation into how a sinkhole appeared on the newly white-topped stretch in Kensington Road. Referring to the sinkhole that appeared late on Monday night, AAP leaders alleged that there was a big scam cooking up in the name of white-topping. “This (white-topping) has become a golden egg […]