Following the footsteps of the Prayagraj Development Authority (PDA), the Prayagraj Municipal Corporation (PMC) has identified 34 roads of the city to make them smart. Under the project the identified roads will have dividers along with footpaths for pedestrians on both the sides and greenery on the roadside or divider, which will be maintained by […]
Category: Roads
LG okays acquisition of land for Barapullah road
In a major boost to Barapullah Elevated Road Project between Sarai Kale Khan and Mayur Vihar, Delhi Lt Governor(LG) Vinai Kumar Saxena on Friday approved acquisition of 0.63 hectares of land in village Nangli Razapur near Sarai Kale Khan in south-east district for construction of piers. The project has been stalled for more than six […]
Awarding of contracts for national highway in slow lane in H1: Report
Awarding of contracts for national highways slowed down in the first half of the current financial year, even though the momentum picked up in September, according to a SBICAPS report. New contracts are expected to be awarded for construction of 10,500 kilometres roads in the current fiscal, which will be below the Ministry of Road […]
DIAL opens 2 flyovers for smooth, signal-free transit
Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL), that operates and manages Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport, on Wednesday inaugurated the two approach flyovers – the Aerocity flyover and the Parallel Access Road flyover – to provide a signal-free transit experience to passengers going towards Delhi airport. The two flyovers will help ease the traffic movement to […]
BRO achieves breakthrough in crucial tunnel work
A highly skilled and spirited team of engineers belonging to the Border Roads Organisation has achieved a major breakthrough in the ongoing Project Sampark on National Highway 144A (NH144A) from Akhnoor to Poonch Jammu-based Defence spokesman Lt-Col Suneel Bartwal in a statement Wednesday said, “In a commendable feat of engineering, the first of the four […]
Part of foot overbridge collapses in Laxmi Nagar
A part of a foot overbridge in east Delhi’s Laxmi Nagar collapsed late on Sunday night after it was hit by a crane that was being transported on a carriage truck. A case under negligent driving has been lodged and Neeraj, 28, the driver of the crane, has been arrested. According to police, no injuries […]
Unexplored tourist destinations in Himachal to be connected with roads: CM Sukhu
Himachal Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Monday said that special emphasis was being laid on developing infrastructure to promote tourism in the state and unexplored tourist destinations were being connected with roads to facilitate the tourists. He performed the bhoomi pujan of Mcleodganj-Bhagsunag-Tau Chaola road and Hiru Dasalan-Tamru Chaola road to be constructed at […]
Saved Rs 16 cr on Sarai Kale Khan flyover: CM
The three-lane Sarai Kale Khan flyover was opened for traffic on Sunday, facilitating better connectivity between Central, East and Southeast Delhi. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who inaugurated the flyover, congratulated and thanked everyone involved in its construction including PWD officials, engineers, contractors, agencies, and workers. “Earlier, there used to be jams at T-junction, now people […]
No provision for hanging bridge in Vadvyas Dham
Ex-Rourkela MLA Ray urges CM to reconsider : While expressing his gratitude to the Government of Odisha for sanctioning Rs 14.5 crore for the development and beautification of the Vedvyas Dham, former Rourkela MLA Dilip Ray expressed his disappointment as no provision has been made in the proposed project for a hanging bridge. Writing a […]
NHAI upgrades traffic system for advanced road safety
Central road making agency National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has upgraded the Advanced Traffic Management System (ATMS) for enhanced road safety and digital enforcement on national highways and expressways. The enhancements include replacing previous VIDS cameras with the newly introduced Video Incident Detection and Enforcement System (VIDES) to emphasise the digital enforcement of traffic […]
NHAI facing difficulties in preparation of DPRs as companies not ready to accept new technology: Gadkari
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is facing difficulties in the preparation of detailed project reports, as companies concerned are not ready to accept new technology, union minister Nitin Gadkari said on Tuesday. The road transport and highways minister said that the government is encouraging the use of new technologies. Addressing the ‘CRISIL India […]
LG nods for filing corruption case against PWD engineers
Sending out a strong message against corruption, Delhi Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena has given his assent for lodging a case under the anti-corruption law against an assistant engineer and junior engineer of the public works department (PWD) in an alleged scam related to a road construction project in 2014-15. The approval was given despite […]