Category: Roads

Srinagar, Apr 11: Union Minister for Roads, Highways and Transport, Nitin Gadkari Tuesday said that on the 45 km stretch of Srinagar-Jammu highway, five tunnels will come up of which one has been inaugurated while work on other four is going on. He said once all the tunnels will be completed, the travel distance on […]

Ramban: Vehicular traffic on the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway was disrupted for a couple of hours and remained open for two-way traffic of Light Motor Vehicles (LMVs) and one-way traffic of Heavy Motor Vehicles (HMVs) for Jammu on Monday. Traffic authorities said that the highway remained blocked for 2 hours and 43 minutes. They said that […]

Srinagar, April 10: Following the inspection of the ongoing work on the Zojila Tunnel, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Monday said that tourism will increase by 2-3 times with the construction of the tunnel. Union Minister Nitin Gadkari and Jammu and Kashmir LG Manoj Sinha visited Zojila Tunnel to inspect the ongoing work. “With the […]

Srinagar: Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari Monday said that J&K’s road infrastructure would be developed at par with the US in the next three to four years and informed that 500 km of new roads had been constructed in J&K from 2014 to 2023. Addressing a news conference here, he said […]

Banihal: Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari would visit the Banihal-Qazigund Tunnel on Tuesday and later inaugurate and dedicate the 925-meter long tunnel’s Tube-1 connecting Peeda with Kunfar, Chandrakot to the nation. Gammon India Ltd is constructing the tunnel under the command and control of National Highway Authority of India (NHAI). Officials […]

Srinagar, Apr 10: Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Monday inspected Zojila Tunnel – Asia’s longest tunnel to establish all weather connectivity for Ladakh – alongside Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir Manoj Sinha and members of Parliament of Parliamentary Consultative Committee on Road Transport and Highways. The construction of 13.14 […]

Ganderbal: A high-level Parliamentary Committee on Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) comprising several Members of Parliament from Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha led by Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari is on a two-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir and would visit Sonamarg on Monday. Officials said that the Consultative […]

Srinagar: Hyderabad-based Megha Engineering and Infrastructure Limited (MEIL), which is executing Zojila Tunnel, is going at a rapid pace and is likely to be completed by December 2026. According to the construction company, it is hopeful of completing the project by December 2026. The single-tube Zoji La tunnel – from Baltal, in the Ganderbal district […]

Ramban: The work on the Tube-1 of the double-lane Kunfer Tunnel, connecting Peeda with Chanderkote along the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway has been completed, officials said on Sunday. They said that the Tube-1 of the Peeda-Kunfer tunnel was likely to be thrown open for traffic within days. The 924-meters long Tube 1 of the Peeda-Kunfer Tunnel […]

Srinagar, Mar 6: Inhabitants of Makhdoom Sahab area in Downtown have expressed strong resentment against dilapidated road in the area. A delegation from the area said that the road leading to Makhdoom Sahab shrine (RA) from Islamia College side is dotted with potholes causing inconvenience to commuters. “During the rainylocality season, the road turns into […]

Ramban: The traffic on the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway was disrupted for 5 hours on Monday. Traffic authorities said during the last 24 hours up to 5 pm on Monday, the highway remained blocked for 4 hours and 57 minutes. They said that the highway remained blocked for 4 hours and 30 minutes due to shooting […]

Ramban: The Srinagar-Jammu National Highway remained open for two-way traffic of Light Motor Vehicles (LMVs) and one-way traffic of Heavy Motor Vehicles (HMVs) for Kashmir on Monday. The traffic authorities said that during the last 24 hours up to 5 pm on Monday, the highway remained blocked for 5 hours and 49 minutes. They said […]