Category: Roads

CHENNAI: Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA) has appointed three teams consisting of tahsildars, revenue and survey inspectors, to assess government land within 1 km on either side along the Outer Ring Road (ORR) for commercial development. The planning agency hopes to unlock 2,500 acres in the stretch between Minjur to Pammadukulam, Vellanur to Varadharajapuram and […]

BENGALURU: Potholes continue to heap miseries and injuries on Bengalurean motorists. A 47-year-old woman, seated pillion, sustained serious injuries when her daughter, who was riding the two-wheeler, lost control and fell while trying to avoid a pothole. A Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) bus moving next to them ran over Uma Devi’s leg, near […]

BHUBANESWAR: In a fresh push to the parallel road project on Jayadev Vihar-Nandankanan stretch of the State Capital, the Forest department has given nod for diversion of forest land on a 1.7 km stretch. Officials of Forest and Environment department said the department has given nod for diversion of 10.18 hectare (around 25 acre land) […]

COIMBATORE: Residents and activists allege that the Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation(CCMC) is giving preference to particular areas in repairing damaged roads. CCMC officials refuse the charge. Due to projects like 24×7 drinking water supply, Underground drainag, gas pipeline installation, majority of the roads were dug up but are yet to be re-laid. People allege that […]

KENDRAPARA: The incessant rains have exposed the poor quality of road works in Kendrapara district. A glaring example is the road stretch from Nikirei to Indupur. The four-km-long road was built at a cost of `3 crore six months back. After the recent rains, it is now riddled with potholes.

VIJAYAWADA: Flyover works taken up by the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) near Vijayawada International Airport are going on at a fast pace. The 1.4-km flyover will intersect the traffic entering and exiting the airport entrance and prevent road accidents on Chennai-Kolkata national highway (NH-16) near the airport.

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The preliminary proceedings of the land acquisition for the proposed Kollam-Shenkottai greenfield national highway for the land that comes in the capital district has begun. As part of it, the Union Ministry of Road, Transport and Highways issued a 3A notification (land acquisition) for the 10-km stretch out of the total 59-km stretch. It […]

BENGALURU: Bills worth Rs 25 crore for the dev­el­opment works on the stre­tch between Mariyappanapalya in Hebbal to Kommaghatta, com­pleted just before PM Nare­ndra Modi’s visit in June and that went bad soon after, are all set to be cleared. The BBMP Technical Vigilance Cell Under Commissioner (TVCC) has given the green signal for the […]

KHAMMAM: The long-awaited 58-km long four-lane road from Khammam to Suryapet will be open for traffic this week. The road will help in faster and easier movement of traffic and will be a boon for the vehicles that are bound for Hyderabad.

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The development of the proposed Outer Ring Road (ORR) project in the capital has taken one step closer with Kerala Industrial and Technical Consultancy Organisation (KITCO) Limited submitting the Detailed Project Report (DPR) for the land acquisition to the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) last week.

HYDERABAD: The State government has directed the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) to evaluate the benefits accrued from Comprehensive Road Maintenance Programme (CRMP) corridors and Strategic Road Development Programme (SRDP) constructions.

MADURAI: The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) has decided to lay two ‘model safe roads’ between Madurai and Kanniyakumari to improve the Madurai-Kanniyakumari NH-44, measuring up to 243.47 km in length. It is expected to be completed within October this year. One road, stretching up to 15 km, will be constructed near Tirunelveli area […]