BENGALURU: The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday directed the Chief Engineer of the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) to personally inspect the pothole filling work and relaying of roads done by private contractors and by an agency outsourced by the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP).
Category: Roads
Coimbatore City Municipal Corporationbegins road repair work
COIMBATORE: After repeated complaints and criticism from the residents, the Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation (CCMC) finally started road repair works in the city. Minister V Senthil Balaji inaugurated the work on Saturday.
As monsoon ends, brace yourself for road cutting works in Hyderabad
HYDERABAD: Citizens and motorists should brace for the inconvenience likely to be caused for the next seven months as the city is going to witness road cuttings permitted by the GHMC for laying underground cable lines, pipelines, gas pipelines, Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD) pits, and poles.
Chennai – Bengaluru NH: Troubles that stretch up to 98 km in Tamil Nadu
CHENNAI: Five years and counting, the 98-km Maduravoyal – Walajahpet section of Chennai – Bengaluru NH is a nightmare for motorists. The section witnessed 786 accidents between January 2019 and September this year in which 79 persons were killed, 209 grievously injured and 552 suffered minor injuries, reveal official data.
Naveen launches Rs 488 crore projects for Padampur
BHUBANESWAR: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday launched an array of projects worth Rs 488 crore for Padampur Assembly constituency in Bargarh district.The CM virtually laid the foundation for construction of 38 bridges and 25 roads which are estimated to cost Rs 260 crore and Rs 136 crore respectively. The other projects included 20 lift […]
Jagatsinghpur villagers stage stir over coastal highway project alignment
JAGATSINGHPUR: Activists under the banner of Upakul Rajpath Kriyanusthan Committee (URKC) Balikuda, on Wednesday, staged a stir in front of the Collector’s office demanding a change in the route of Gopalpur-Digha Coastal Highway as per earlier proposed alignment.
RSP rejects partial merger plan of Ring Road with NH 320D
ROURKELA: Even as the land acquisition process for widening of the newly-declared National highway (NH) 320D is underway, the Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) refuses to part with its Ring Road for the project, disturbing the most feasible alignment through the Steel City.
Sambalpur: Flyover opens for public use after nearly seven years
SAMBALPUR: The much-awaited Laxmi talkies square flyover, connecting Dhuchrapada with the Nelson Mandela Chowk in the city, was inaugurated on Friday after close to seven years since the project was commissioned.
Sreekaryam flyover work likely to begin in December
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Construction of a flyover at Sreekaryam as part of the proposed light metro rail in the capital is expected to begin in December. The Kochi Metro Rail Ltd (KMRL) will float the tender for the work within a month.
PM visit: BMRCL frees up space on road to KIA
BENGALURU: A flurry of activities is underway since the last two days on the Bengaluru-Hyderabad NH-44, which leads to the Kempegowda International Airport (KIA), in anticipation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Bengaluru on November 11.
Pothole apathy: Apartment residents form human chain in Bengaluru
BENGALURU: In a bid to bring the BBMP’s attention to the appalling state of roads and potholes in their vicinity, residents of Prestige Kensington Gardens and other residential complexes formed a human chain at the apartment premises near the HMT facility at Jalahalli. The residents claimed that they had initially planned to walk from the […]
Bengaluru in a shambles: Citizens call upon CM to test-ride bad roads
BENGALURU: Memes and stickers about Bengaluru’s roads have been trending on social media, the most famous being, ‘I am not drunk, but avoiding potholes’. It is a meme every commuter in Bengaluru will relate to.