CHENNAI: Traffic movement on the busy Radhakrishnan Salai may get affected as Chennai Metro Rail Limited plans to raze a portion of the flyover on the RK Salai-Royapettah junction this December for phase-2 metro rail construction. In one year, an arm of the Adyar flyover will also be demolished for metro rail work. The flyovers […]
Category: Roads
VIP Road battered by heavy vehicles, awaits makeover
Bhopal: A spate of VVIP movement ahead of the state assembly elections, has not triggered any initiative for repair of the city’s most iconic road, the VIP Road. The 4.9 km stretch was constructed in the early 1990s under the Bhoj wetland project assistance. The 150-metre long bridge and 437-metre road was deemed off limits […]
Maa repairs: Flyover to stay shut for 4 nights
Kolkata: The Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA) has commenced repairs on the damaged sections of the Maa flyover carriageway, focusing initially on the most damaged eastbound arm that connects with AJC Bose Flyover. The authorities have got permission from Kolkata Traffic Police for a consecutive four night traffic closure on Maa Flyover from midnight to […]
‘Most roads have crossed car-carrying capacity’
KOLKATA: Data for the study on vehicular density came from two sources: the vehicular count from the state transport department till December 31, 2021; car count across cities — and vehicular density calculation — from data sourced by Kolkata Police from the police of those cities. The majority of Kolkata’s 1,850km-long total road length is […]
Potholes on Delhi’s Ashram flyover extension, already
NEW DELHI: The Ashram flyover extension, barely five months after inauguration, has sprouted potholes. On the ramp that is towards South Delhi areas from Noida, through the DND, there are two large craters, which could prove life-threatening for commuters. “I have seen this pothole on the new flyover connecting the DND flyover to Ashram for […]
One lane of Mumbai-Goa highway may be ready before Ganeshotsav
MUMBAI/NAVI MUMBAI: One lane of the decade-old project to widen Mumbai-Goa highway (NH-66) to four lanes is planned to be completed before the Ganpati festival next month, said Public Works Department (PWD) minister Ravindra Chavan during a meeting with chief minister Ekanth Shinde on Tuesday. “The PWD is trying to take urgent measures regarding the […]
Iskcon flyover accident victim remains critical
Ahmedabad: Twenty-four days on, horror and trauma continue for victims of the Iskcon flyover accident that left nine dead and 11 hospitalised with severe injuries. Two victims with multiple head and chest injuries had been brought in a critical condition. While one was discharged three days ago, it will be weeks before the other goes […]
Kolkata: Repair work on Maa flyover’s carriageway likely to start tonight
KOLKATA: Work to repair the damaged stretches of Maa flyover’s carriageway is likely to start from Tuesday for five consecutive nights. This will mean that the flyover may remain shut from around midnight to 4am, Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA) and Kolkata Traffic Police said on Monday. However, work will depend on a few factors, […]
‘Plug illegal median cuts, hand over land to NHAI’
Kolkata: Calcutta High Court on Monday directed DMs and SPs of all districts to take effective steps in closing the “unauthorized cuts” on national highways in the state. The court directed the North 24 Parganas and Jalpaiguri DMs to file reports on September 11 on the handing over of land to the NHAI acquired for […]
Indira Park-VST flyover to be thrown open soon
Hyderabad: The much-awaited steel bridge from Indira Park to VST, constructed at a cost of 450 crore, will be thrown open to the public soon. Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) commissioner D Ronald Rose along with Musheerabad MLA Muta Gopal and other officials visited the flyover and inspected the works on Monday. Musheerabad MLA Muta […]
BBMP: Roof-cover underpass may be ready by Aug-end
Bengaluru: Redevelopment work at an underpass near Le Meridien, which connects Cunningham Road to Sankey Road, is nearing completion. As per BBMP, it will be the first roof-cover underpass in the city. BBMP selected this underpass for redevelopment work to prevent waterlogging during rain. The work involves building roof covers using galvanised coloured sheets at […]
Atishi inspects flyover, upset over progress
NEW DELHI: Public Works Department minister Atishi on Monday inspected the Sarai Kale Khan second flyover project and expressed displeasure over the delay in completing it. Officials said that 90 per cent of the work is over and the flyover is expected to be opened for use in September. July was the earlier deadline, which […]