Appirampattu’s 4.8 km lifeline is a bumpy ride for over 400 families in Auroville

VILLUPURAM: A 4.85 km road linking Royapettah and Nesal, used by approximately 400 families residing in Appirampattu village near Auroville, is in a damaged state for several months. The road enables the villagers to access the towns of Marakanam, Tindivanam, Puducherry, and the taluk headquarters Vanur. “The road was laid in 2018 by the Vanur […]

Phase-2 of Neopolis Layout e-auction today

HYDERABAD: The State government will conduct an e-auction of seven prime plots developed in the prestigious Neopolis Layout at Kokapet in Hyderabad on Thursday, expecting to generate revenue between Rs 2,000 crore and Rs 2,500 crore. The layout spread over 45.33 acres with well-developed infrastructure, will be e-auctioned by the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA), […]

Bengaluru-Mysuru Expressway ban: 137 booked, Rs 68,000 fines collected

BENGALURU: On day one of the ban on two-wheelers, three-wheelers and agricultural vehicles on the Bengaluru-Mysuru Expressway, police booked 137 cases and collected Rs 68,500 in fines from violators. Police and National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) personnel also manned entry points of the highway and directed restricted vehicles onto the service road. Boards were […]

Since launch, Bengaluru-Mysuru ‘Access-controlled Highway wrongly called as ‘expressway’

BENGALURU: Ever since its launch, the Bengaluru-Mysuru ‘Access-controlled Highway’ has been wrongly termed as an ‘expressway’, officials of the National Highways Authority of India said on Wednesday. The clarification came after commuters questioned the restrictions imposed on certain vehicles along with the speed limit. “The maximum speed limit on the Bengaluru-Mysuru Access-controlled Highway has been […]

Commuters have to pay 10-11 per cent more as NICE road hikes toll fee

BENGALURU: Commuters using Nandi Economic Corridor Enterprises Limited’s road (commonly known as NICE road) will have to shell out 10-11% more fee from July 1. According to company officials, the toll rates of Peripheral Road and Link Road, components of the Bengaluru-Mysuru Infrastructure Corridor Project, have been revised as per the toll concession agreement with […]

Delhi firm wins CMDA bid to prepare plan for developing outer ring road

CHENNAI: The Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA) has awarded the contract, worth Rs 2.9 crore, to prepare a blueprint for the development of a one km stretch on either side of the 62km outer ring road (ORR), to Delhi-based Rudrabhishek Enterprises Limited. The consultant will be responsible for preparing a detailed development plan, identifying and […]