Category: Roads

BENGALURU: The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) will spend Rs 3,000 crore for asphalting roads across the city in the aftermath of heavy rain that damaged roads, revealed an affidavit filed by the Palike before the Karnataka High Court. Anand Rao Circle, Hennur, Hebbal, KSR Railway station, among others are on the list of areas […]

BENGALURU: Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bengaluru visit, members of the Aam Aadmi Party launched a protest against bad roads in the city on Thursday, and urged Modi to visit the city once a month to travel on pothole-riddled roads. The members hoped that if the PM keeps visiting the city, the government will […]

BENGALURU: On the eve of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bengaluru visit, Executive chairperson of Biocon, Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, tweeting about the poor road infrastructure connecting Kadubeesanahalli and Varthur on Thursday, arguably the most congested road in the city, said, “Do the authorities even care? Citizens will have to keep shaming them into action.”

CHENNAI: The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has begun construction of three toll plazas on Tindivanam-Krishnagiri NH 66. Once completed, they will increase the number of toll booths on national highways in Tamil Nadu to 60.

JAJPUR: The dilapidated Brahmani bridge near Kabatabandha on NH-53 in Dharmasala block of Jajpur district will be closed for a month for the necessary repairs.A notification issued on Friday by collector and district magistrate Chakravarti Singh Rathore stated that ban on movement of all vehicles on the bridge has been imposed from November 21 to […]

KENDRAPARA: Crossing the dilapidated 30-year-old bridge over Chadeikhia river at Pegarapada village in Rajkanika block is fraught with danger but the authorities concerned seem oblivious to it. Even as concrete slabs are coming off at many points, heavy vehicles and others cross the 130-metre-long bridge daily.

VIJAYAWADA: Andhra Pradesh High Court Judge Ravi Nath Tilhari on Friday issued interim orders directing officials not to initiate any steps with regard to the notices served for demolition of illegal structures at Ippatam village in Tadepalle mandal of Guntur district until further directions. The case hearing was adjourned to November 15.

DHARMAPURI: Residents of Muthampatti have appealed to the district administration to carry out repairs or relay the road connecting Bommidi and Nallampalli. The road is the key link to reach Dharmapuri, and also several people visit the Anjaneya temple at Muthampatti.

MADURAI: The construction of a flyover has been completed in front of the Madurai Kamaraj University and will soon be opened to the public, bringing relief to commuters on the Madurai-Kochi NH 49.

NEW DELHI: Prime minister Narendra Modi said though there is economic uncertainty everywhere, the global community is confident at India’s economic fundamentals remaining ever strong. “There is global crisis everywhere, but experts and financial analysts have put India on a bright spot”, he said.

VISAKHAPATNAM: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to arrive in the City of Destiny for a two-day visit on November 11. On the next day, Modi will address a public gathering at the Andhra University Engineering College grounds and launch works for a slew of projects. The PM’s visit comes amid the ongoing political slugfest […]

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Transport Minister, Antony Raju, has directed the Roads and Bridges Development Corporation Kerala (RBDCK), which is entrusted to expedite the proposed flyover at Attakulangara, to obtain clearance from the Art and Heritage Commission as many buildings, including houses in the agraharam, that are to be acquired for the project, come under the heritage zone.