The Delhi-Mumbai Expressway, being built at the cost of around ₹95,000 crore, would be completed by March 2023 with a majority of the work having already been allotted to contractors, Union minister Nitin Gadkari said on Thursday after reviewing the status of the ongoing project work at Lohtaki village in Gurugram. Gadkari, the Union minister […]
Category: Roads
Madras HC upholds orders acquiring of land for road project in TN
The Madras High Court has upheld the orders of the authorities concerned to acquire lands owned by private persons and bodies in Chennai, Kancheepuram and Tiruvallur districts in Tamil Nadu for laying an outer ring road and providing various amenities. Justice G K Ilanthiraiyan upheld the acquisition orders on Tuesday, while dismissing a batch of […]
Mayawati attacks UP govt over poor condition of roads
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati took potshots at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government on the issue of potholed roads, even as state’s deputy chief minister Keshav Prasad Maurya announced a new ‘gaddha mukt sadak’ (pothole-free roads) campaign across UP from Wednesday. ‘Gaddha mukt sadak abhiyaan’ (pothole-free roads) was one of the key promises […]
Mayawati targets UP govt over potholed roads in state
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati took potshots at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Uttar Pradesh over the potholed roads even as deputy chief minister Keshav Prasad Maurya announced a new gaddha-mukt sadak campaign from Wednesday. Gaddha mukt sadak abhiyaan (pothole-free roads) was one of the key promises of the BJP government. “We […]
10 major roads to get ₹25 crore makeover in UP’s Ghaziabad
In the next few months, the Ghaziabad municipal corporation will spend about ₹25 crore to revamp major city roads meant for inter-district or interstate movement of vehicles. Officials in the know of the development said that the project will be initiated by end of September and will involve the development of approximately 75km-100km of the […]
UP’s Greater Noida residents miffed as firms leave roads dug up after work
Residents of Greater Noida, miffed at private agencies that have been digging roads to lay cables and not repairing them after, filed a complaint with the Greater Noida authority on Sunday regarding the damage to public infrastructure. The Greater Noida authority, taking cognizance of the complaints, imposed a penalty of ₹20 lakh each against two […]
Shimla-Pathankot highway blocked due to landslide after rain in Himachal
Traffic on the Shimla-Pathankot National Highway 205 was blocked after a landslide triggered by rain swept away a stretch of the road near National Law University at Ghandal, 20km from the state capital, on Monday night. No loss of life was reported. Officials of the district disaster management authority said traffic has been diverted through […]
After locals oppose, MSRDC to change alignment of ring road
PUNE: Following opposition to the passage of the Pune ring road via tunnel through Maval tehsil’s Bhandara dongar which is considered sacred by the locals, the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) has initiated an assessment procedure for change in alignment of the eastern part of the road near the said hill. Officials said that […]
Key roads to be repaired by GMDA, work to start from November
The Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) will start repairing four key roads from November, officials said on Tuesday, after a decision in this regard was taken during the core planning committee meeting held last week. Repair work will be carried out on the outer road of Sector 114, and the master road of sectors 62/65, […]
Mumbai-Goa highway work can get over by March ’22 if we get funds: NHAI
The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) has assured the Bombay high court (HC) of completing the road-widening work of the Mumbai-Goa Highway by March 2022 – well before the December 2022 deadline – provided the State Bank of India (SBI) lends an additional ₹200 crore at the earliest for the project. The affidavit stated […]
Jharkhand: CAG report finds loopholes in rural bridges’ construction, recommends safety audit
Finding major loopholes in planning and construction of bridges in rural areas in the state, the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has recommended safety audit of all rural bridges in Jharkhand and necessary repair and maintenance work. In the report for the year ending March 2019, tabled in the assembly on Thursday, the […]
Panchkula residents under yoke of bad roads
Despite tall promises by politicians year after year, Panchkula still has roads with potholes, patch work, broken dividers, damaged roundabouts and uneven footpaths. While residents have become tired of writing to the municipal corporation officials as well as the mayor, it seems that authorities have also gotten used to the complaints. President of Citizen Welfare […]