Category: Roads

CHENNAI: The city corporation is preparing to set up a separate quality control wing to reduce dependency on project management consultants (PMCs) who verify bills and certificates from contractors for road laying works. The move comes in the wake of two contractors allegedly produced fake mix design certificates for laying interior roads. Henceforth, the designated […]

CHENNAI: The city corporation commenced random checks of roads that have been already laid and those where work is still on, on Monday, following allegations of contractors producing fake mix design certificates to the project management consultants (PMCs) engaged by the corporation. Chief engineer S Rajendiran held a meeting with four PMCs that are currently […]

KOCHI: When the narrow, congested roads at Pettah Junction gave way to wide, resurfaced stretches, thanks to preparatory work for metro rail, it came as a relief to motorists and pedestrians alike. The intersection, however, has failed to cope with increased peak-hour traffic. The situation has been further exacerbated by the fact that National Highways […]

KOCHI: Are you in the habit of checking your FASTag balance routinely? If not, how would you know if you’ve not been remitting toll charges for travel not done? A car owner in Kochi was surprised when he realised that toll charge had been deducted from his FASTag account, though he hadn’t passed through the […]

CHENNAI: Pothole-ridden roads and damaged stormwater drains with garbage dumped into them greet visitors to the country’s first model industrial estate in Guindy. The southern phase of the estate, which directly employs more than 5,000 people and indirectly 10,000, paints a picture of neglect. The employees are blaming the lackadaisical attitude of SIDCO towards their […]

VISAKHAPATNAM: Nestled amidst serene landscapes in the remote hills of Alluri Sitarama Raju district lies a community grappling with the absence of a basic necessity: a safe pathway connecting them to the world below. For the residents of Jajulabanda and Kumburla hilltop villages, even the simple act of casting their votes demands a perilous journey […]

COIMBATORE: The highways department has completed about 70% of the Avinashi Road Elevated Expressway project works in Coimbatore. Officials are set to carry out a dynamic pile load test on the railway overbridge near the Hope college junction next week. Touted as the longest flyover in Tamil Nadu, the Avinashi Road Elevated Expressway project was […]

NEW DELHI: The Public Works Department (PWD) has completed repairs in the Pragati Maidan tunnel within a month, following the discovery of cracks on its surface, officials have said. Initiated on March 20, the repairs addressed critical issues such as filling cracks and rectifying slope gradients in drains. Routine upkeep, including drain-cleaning is currently underway, […]

BARIPADA: The alleged lackadaisical attitude of the Public Works Department (PWD) of Baripada circle in Mayurbhanj district has raised concerns about the safety of the old bridge over the Budhabalanga river, whose protection walls have collapsed. While last August, one barricade collapsed, the other one caved in two days ago, causing concern among commuters. The […]

CHENNAI: An illegal dairy unit with around 200 cattle has encroached upon the busy service lane of Chennai-Bengaluru highway in Nazarathpet posing a serious threat to motorists. Activists also allege that the staff have been injecting oxytocin, a banned drug, into the livestock to increase milk production, violating several sections of the Prevention of Cruelty […]

KUMTA(UTTARA KANNADA): A bridge under construction at Tharibagilu in Kumta taluk of Uttara Kannada district across river Aghanashini caved in, enraging the public. After years of demand by the people of Hegde, Tharibagilu and other places, the work on the bridge connecting Hegde and Tharibagilu began a year ago. But the bridge caved in on […]

CHENNAI: The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has instructed toll operators to halt the annual increase of vehicle user fees at 34 toll plazas on national highways in Tamil Nadu starting April 1st. The fee revision, originally set to be enforced from midnight on April 1, was suspended at the last minute following a […]