Category: Roads

BENGALURU: Motorists cruising at 100 kmph on the newly inaugurated 10-lane expressway from Mysuru will be forced to reduce the speed of their vehicles to 10kmph when they reach the Kengeri junction. This is because the width of the expressway suddenly narrows to a four-lane there.

CHENNAI: Structural defects spotted during retrofitting work being carried out at Parthasarathy Bridge in Royapuram zone has prompted corporation and railways officials to stop the restoration work. Officials are now considering the possibility of demolishing and rebuilding the bridge.

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the government considers infrastructure development as the driving force of the economy and this will help India become a developed country by 2047.

BENGALURU: The Karnataka High Court said that Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) cannot be permitted to cause an inordinate delay in the widening of Ballari Road, from Mehkri Circle to Cauvery Junction.

JAJPUR: The construction of an underpass and an approach road near the Benapur bypass on the Panikoili-Rimuli stretch of NH-20 in the district by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) began on Tuesday with the foundation stone being laid by Jajpur MP Sarmistha Sethy.

NEW DELHI: Deputy CM Manish Sisodia on Tuesday has approved a project worth Rs 17.5 crore for beautification and strengthening of Mathura Road, Bhairon Marg and Ring Road around ITPO Complex as part of preparations of G-20 convention to be held this year.

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The development of the proposed Outer Ring Road in Thiruvananthapuram is a step closer to reality with the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) floating an e-tender for the project on Wednesday.

BENGALURU: The proposed 580-metre 1.1 km Sankey Road flyover over Bashyam Circle came in for heavy criticism from residents, civic activists and urban experts at a discussion organised by the Citizen for Sankey (CfS) group at Canara Union in Malleswaram.

KURNOOL: Hundreds of farmers and Rayalaseema activists, led by the Rayalaseema Steering Committee, staged a protest at Sangameswara temple ghat on Saturday demanding the construction of a barrage-cum-bridge on the Krishna River instead of the iconic bridge.

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Tourism and Public Works Minister P A Mohamed Riyas has said that the government will implement the Kerala State Design Policy in a time-bound manner after holding comprehensive deliberations on the draft policy.

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Even after completing the social impact assessment (SIA) study for the proposed flyover at Peroorkada, the land acquisition proceedings are moving at a snail’s pace. Once completed, the flyover will reduce the bottleneck at the junction which is an intersection of four busy roads.

NEW DELHI: The women RPF personnel of the Indian Railways in 2022 set a new benchmark of humanity during their duties after assisting more than 175 pregnant women who abruptly went into labour pain either onboard trains or waiting at railway stations for their journey.