National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) suffered toll losses worth ₹2,731.32 crore in Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan due to the farmers’ protest since last October, the government informed Parliament on Wednesday. It added that the outstanding debt of NHAI increased by 176% to ₹338,250 crore in three years. While Haryana incurred a loss of ₹1,319.61 […]
Category: Roads
MSRTC bus driver arrested for blocking, vandalising state transport bus in Bhiwandi
A 35-year-old Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) bus driver was arrested by the Kongaon police for allegedly blocking a state transport bus and vandalising it by pelting stone, officials said. Followed by the complaint lodged by depot manager Tukaram Salunke, the Kongaon police arrested Vitthal Balasaheb Khedkar, a driver at Kalyan depot, for blocking […]
NHAI proposes Gorakhpur-Siliguri expressway, awaits Bihar’s nod
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has proposed the alignment of another expressway that would run from Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh to Siliguri, West Bengal via Bihar. The authority would prepare the detailed project report once the greenfield alignment is approved by the Bihar government, said a senior officer familiar with the proposal. Chief […]
Rs60 crore reserved for HCMTR diverted to devp fund of elected members
PUNE The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has diverted Rs60 crore reserved for the High-Capacity Mass Transit Route (HCMTR) projects to the forward development funds of elected members. As ruling party members, i.e. the BJP, got more funds, opposition party members made the same demand. The NCP backed the Rs58 crore integrated traffic signal project of […]
Nitin Gadkari inaugurates key highway projects in Jammu and Kashmir
Union road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday inaugurated highway projects covering a total length of 257km and worth ₹11,721 crore in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K). The projects involve the upgradation of some sections and construction of viaducts and tunnels. Gadkari said he realised how people faced hardships in the absence of roads […]
Gadkari to lay foundation stone for 25 ‘strategic’ highway projects in Jammu
Union minister Nitin Gadkari will lay the foundation stone of 25 projects of the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) in Jammu on Wednesday. The projects are 257 kilometres in length and are being constructed with an investment of ₹11,721 crore. The projects for which the foundation stone will be laid by the Union highways […]
Bihar set to get its 4th expressway, will connect Gorakhpur to Siliguri
Bihar is all set to get a second expressway – which will start from Gorakhpur in eastern Uttar Praesh to Siliguri in West Bengal. According to Hindustan Times’ sister publication Livehindustan, most of this proposed expressway will pass through districts in north Bihar. The report further said that the new road will prove to be […]
Pakhowal Road ROB, RUB project: Damaged sewer line repaired
Ludhiana: Over three weeks after a damaged sewer line turned the under-construction Pakhowal railway under bridge (RUB) project site into a cesspool, the municipal corporation (MC) has finally repaired the damage and construction work is expected to restart in a day or so. Municipal corporation commissioner Pardeep Sabharwal also inspected the site on Wednesday morning […]
Gurugram corporation to procure jet packer machine to speed up road repair
The Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) is looking to procure jet patcher machines to repair potholes in a matter of hours, a process that usually takes around a week to complete, said officials on Wednesday. Unlike a conventional hot-mix machine, a jet patcher machine can fix potholes at any time in the year. MCG officials […]
Gurugram authority to repair 264 patches on IMT Manesar-Pataudi Road
The Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) will be repairing 264 patches on the road between IMT Manesar and Pataudi Road to ensure smooth movement of vehicles, said officials on Wednesday. The chief executive officer of GMDA has also instructed officials to upload before and after pictures of these patches on the myGurugram mobile app for […]
HC asks PMC, state to file say on Baner-Pashan link road delay
PUNE The Bombay High Court (HC) has asked the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) and the state government to file a response on the delay over the construction of the Baner Pashan link road. Hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by the Baner Pashan Link Road Welfare Trust (BPLRW), representing residents of the area, a […]
Centre approves continuation of rural road connectivity schemes
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on Wednesday approved a proposal of the ministry of rural development to continue Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana-I and II scheme, up to September next year, for completion of balance road and bridge works. Briefing reporters on the state, Union minister Anurag Thakur said the committee also approved the […]