Mumbai: A total of 315 hectares of forest land and over 80k trees will be felled across Palghar, Thane and Raigad districts to make way for the Mumbai-Vadodara Expressway (MVE), confirmed the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI). Clearing of forest is expected to commence within the next two months, while remaining clearances for felling […]
Category: Roads
Work on signal-free stretch between Delhi’s GT Road, NH-24 to begin in March
Work will begin this March to make the stretch between Dilshad Garden border on GT Road and Ghazipur roundabout on NH-24 signal free, a senior government official said on Friday. The project involves the construction of a six-lane 2.2km flyover between the existing Anand Vihar railway overbridge and Vivek Vihar intersection on the southern side to […]
In rebuttal to Gadkari, Stalin says TN prioritises NHAI projects
Amid the Tamil Nadu government feeling snubbed after the union government rejected the state’s tableau for the Republic Day parade, came another blow from union road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari who complained that they were facing several bottlenecks to move projects in the state. On Monday, chief minister MK Stalin responded to him […]
Jammu-Srinagar highway blocked due to landslides
The Jammu-Srinagar National Highway was closed for traffic as light to moderate rains and snowfall continued sporadically in Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday.Traffic officials said that the national highway was blocked owing to landslides after the snowfall during the night. “Traffic update: Jammu-Srinagar NH blocked due to mudslides and shooting stones at many places,” traffic […]
Over 1,000 rain-battered roads in Chennai to be reconstructed
Coming on the back of a monsoon that averaged 75% excess rainfall and damaged Chennai’s infrastructure, more than 1,000 roads are being reconstructed in the city under careful monitoring of chief minister MK Stalin, who has visited constructed sites twice just one week. It isn’t a common sight for a chief minister to oversee road […]
Road to the future: PMC to develop 100 km pedestrian-friendly roads after pilot project wins national challenge
PUNE After being selected as one of the winners of the ‘Streets for People Challenge’ for their pilot projects to make roads more pedestrian-friendly, Pune Municipal Corporation decided to develop 100 km pedestrian-friendly roads Pune won the accolades for reclaiming space along several roads to create safe and exciting ‘experience zones’ for all citizens. The […]
MSRDC’s 6km road between Juinagar and Kharghar kept on hold
The Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation’s (MSRDC) plans of developing a 6km road between Juinagar and Kharghar below the Kharghar Hills to reduce the travel time between these two places have been put on hold due to lack of funds. According to the MSRDC’s plan, a 1.8km-long tunnel would be developed under the Kharghar Hills. […]
Pay ₹1,212 toll for one-way trip on Mumbai-Nagpur e-way
Mumbai: The Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) that is constructing India’s longest access-controlled expressway between Mumbai and Nagpur has proposed a toll of ₹1,212 as one-way for light motor vehicles like cars and jeep. The distance between Mumbai and Nagpur is 701 km. Interestingly, the toll will be charged on the basis of the […]
Traffic restored on Jammu-Srinagar highway
The 278-km-long Jammu-Srinagar national highway, the all-weather surface link to Kashmir, was briefly blocked at Ramsu in Ramban district on Monday before it was restored, said officials. “A fresh landslide blocked the highway at Ramsu in Ramban, but we created a diversion and restored the traffic movement after some time,” said SSP, traffic, national highways, […]
NHAI puts ₹700-crore greenfield alignment project in Mohali on hold
Finding farmers’ demand for enhanced compensation for land acquisition financially unviable, the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) has put on hold the ambitious 32-kilometre greenfield project in Mohali. The ₹700-crore road was planned from IT Chowk (PR-7) near the Chandigarh International Airport to the Kurali-Chandigarh road to decongest Chandigarh and Zirakpur by providing an […]
Fresh landslide in Ramban blocks Jammu-Srinagar highway
A big landslide on Tuesday blocked the Jammu-Srinagar national highway at Mehar in Ramban district, said officials. SSP (traffic, national highway) Shabir Malik said, “We had created a diversion to clear the traffic, but shooting stones, pebbles, and loose soil got accumulated.” He said a cable bridge in Maitra was later used to let the […]
Jai Ram asks NHAI to expedite land acquisition for road projects in Himachal
Himachal chief minister Jai Ram Thakur on Saturday directed PWD and National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) to expedite process of land acquisition so that work on major road projects could be started at earliest. He was presiding over a meeting with PWD and NHAI officials at Shimla. He asked the NHAI authorities to set […]