Category: Roads

Infrastructure boost is expected to grab the spotlight of the forthcoming Budget 2023, to be presented by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on February 1, as the investments in the infra sector create huge job opportunities and could add much needed spins to the growth story of India. Narendra Modi-led Central government has over the […]

Kolkata Metro‘s Kavi Subash (New Garia) to Hemanta Mukherjee (Rubi More) stretch of the Orange line is all set to start its commercial operation soon. However, the exact date and time of the service are not yet known. It will be added to the city’s rapid transit network only after getting the green signal from […]

Good news for travellers! Now, one can reach Jaipur from Delhi in less than the stipulated hours, as the most awaited Sohna-Dausa stretch of the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway will be opened soon for the public after its inauguration by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on February 12, 2023. The distance between the two cities is around 270 […]

About 835 central sector infrastructural projects have been delayed with respect to their original schedules, showed a government report. The latest flash report, published by the Infrastructure and Project Monitoring Division (IPMD), shows that the road, transport, and highways sector has the maximum number of delayed projects in the country. The IPMD falls under the […]

The National Infrastructure Pipeline (NIP) 2020-25 was always envisaged to be a key facilitator for inclusive economic development by prioritising investments in a cross-country network of state-of-art infrastructure spanning roads, railways, ports, airports, urban infrastructure, irrigation, health and education. Now, around three years post its launch, while overall NIP investments have been reasonable, this has […]

In a bid to enhance connectivity between Mumbai and Goa, a popular tourist destination, the Maharashtra government has recently announced the construction of a new highway on the lines of the Samruddhi Corridor and the Expressways between Mumbai and Pune. Addressing the gathering at the concluding function of the ‘Malvano Mahotsav’ on Sunday, Maharashtra Chief […]

Union Minister for Road Transport and Infrastructure, Nitin Gadkari on Monday inaugurated Sagar Greenfield Link Road among other highway projects in a major infra boost to Madhya Pradesh, especially the backward area of Bundelkhand. The road corridor will cost around Rs. 11,300 crores. The link road will connect Bhopal to Kanpur and it will reduce […]

Union minister Nitin Gadkari inaugurated highway projects worth Rs 6,800 crore in Orchha, Madhya Pradesh. The 28 national highway projects has a total length of 550 km.

The work on the expansion of Barapullah elevated corridor, a long pending project, may resume soon as the issue regarding the expansion on this section has been resolved. According to a report published by The Indian Express, the stretch, which is 3.5 km long, will connect Mayur Phase I to Sarai Kale Khan. The stretch […]

The ministry of road transport and highways will award 15 port connectivity projects with total length of 352 km in Q4FY23, and 17 more with length of 474 km in Q1FY24, an official said. Currently, 55 port connectivity projects with a total length of 2,772 km are being undertaken by the ministry. The projects that […]

Highway construction in the country stood at 4,766 km till November-end this year, against the target to build 12,200 km of stretches during 2022-2023, union minister of road, transport and highways, Nitin Gadkari told the Lok Sabha on Thursday. The ministry said the pace of construction was slower in the first half of 2022-2023 due […]

Noida-Greater Noida Expressway has reduced the upper speed limit from 100 kmph to 75 kmpl amid the reduced visibility on the roads due to fog. According to a report by news agency PTI, motorists violating the speed limit order will face legal action or penalty or both. Notably, the authorities have capped the upper speed […]