NEW DELHI: Minister of road transport and highways, Nitin Gadkari, on Saturday announced a slew of road development projects, includrehabilitation, widening, and development of new roads in Bihar, Punjab, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, and northeast India. In Bihar, the ministry has approved rehabilitation and widening work for two lane of existing national highway between Bhagalpur-Kahalgaon-Mirzachowki […]
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Govt approves over ₹6,100 crore-worth highway projects
NEW DELHI : The government on Thursday approved highway projects worth more than ₹6,176 crore. These projects pertain to seven states and union territories, including Maharashtra, Assam and Ladakh. “Ministry of Road Transport & Highways has accorded approval to upgradation, rehabilitation and reconstruction of a number of projects, across the country,” it said in a […]
Road ministry constructs record-breaking 37 kms highways per day in 2020-21
Union Minister of Road Transport & Highways Nitin Gadkari on Thursday said that the length of National Highways has gone up by 50% over the last seven years. The Ministry has achieved the record-breaking milestone of constructing 37 kilometres highways per day in year 2020-21. “Over the last 7 years, length of national highways has […]
Cube Highways to buy 100% stake in Ghaziabad Aligarh Expressway for ₹1600 cr
Mumbai: Cube Highways and Infrastructure Pte Ltd has signed a pact with Bharat Road Network Ltd (BRNL) and its partners to acquire a 100% stake in Ghaziabad Aligarh Expressway Private Ltd (GAEPL). The transaction is being done at an enterprise value of ₹1,600 crore. BRNL currently holds 39% stake in this project. The completion of […]
How the Centre exceeded highway construction aim
The ministry of road transport and highways exceeded its highway construction target for the fiscal year 2021 despite the pandemic-led disruptions and nationwide lockdown during the first quarter when construction activity came to a standstill. Around 13,000 km of highways were built in FY21 or 37 km per day. In comparison, the target for 2019-20 […]
Dwarka Expressway mishap: NHAI suspends key personnel of L&T, AECOM
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) on Sunday said it has suspended key personnel of developer Larsen & Toubro and supervision consultant AECOM after a portion of an under-construction elevated road on Dwarka expressway collapsed this morning. It said the personnel were suspended pending the outcome of investigation by an expert committee being constituted […]
NHAI to raise ₹1 lakh cr through monetisation of highways in next 5 years
NEW DELHI : Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday said the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is planning to raise ₹1 lakh crore through monetisation of national highways in the next five years and exhorted industry players to come forward to reap rich dividends by investing in it. Gadkari, who holds road transport portfolio […]
Govt to develop more than 600 ‘wayside amenities’ along national highways
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), has said that it will develop more than 600 ‘Wayside Amenities’ along the national highways across 22 states. These facilities will be developed along the current and upcoming highways and expressways through every 30-50km, Ministry of Road Transport & Highways said. “The amenities will include numerous facilities for […]
Adani Transport wins ₹1,040 crore highway contract from NHAI in Telangana
NEW DELHI : Adani Road Transport Ltd (ARTL) on Wednesday said it has won a ₹1039.90 crore highway project from NHAI in Telangana. “We are pleased to inform you that ARTL has received a letter of award (LOA) for …four laning of NH-365A from Kodad to Khammam in the State of Telangana under Bharatmala Pariyojana […]
Highway toll collection to reach Rs34,000 crore during FY21: Gadkari
Total toll collection on national highways is expected to reach Rs34,000 crore for the financial year ending on 31 March 2021, minister for road transport and highways, Nitin Gadkari, said on Wednesday. “We have been monetizing roads and getting a good response (from it),” he said at an event organized by a New Delhi-based industry […]
MoRTH exceeds highway construction target during FY21
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has exceeded the target for highway construction for fiscal year 2021 despite the ongoing pandemic that led to a lockdown during the year, it said in a statement. MoRTH has constructed 12,205.25 km of national highways till 22 March 2021 in the current financial year, clocking a […]
National highways construction pace touches record 34 km/day
The Ministry of Road Transport & Highways (MoRTH) has constructed 12,205.25 km of National Highways in the current financial year 2020-21, till 22nd March, with the construction of 34 kilometres per day. This is almost three times of the rate of construction of highways of about 12 km per day in 2014-15. This is also […]