19 deadly ORR stretches saw 132 accidents & 76 fatalities

Bengaluru: Nineteen of the city’s 59 blackspots, the accident-prone stretches identified by traffic police, punctuate the 60-km-long Outer Ring Road (ORR). The blackspots on ORR stretches at Bellandur, Whitefield, KG Halli, Banaswadi, KR Pura, Mahadevapura and Kamakshipalya witnessed 132 accidents and 76 deaths in three years. The 59 blackspots across the city saw 755 accidents […]

Akshayavat corridor to be completed by June 2024, ₹18 crore allocated for project

Prayagraj: Pilgrims and tourists coming to Maha Kumbh 2025 will be able to enjoy a number of facilities and witness different religious tourist spots. One site that will be a major attraction for them will be the Akshayvat corridor. Spanning from the Akshayvat (the immortal) tree, located at the banks of river Yamuna inside the […]

Skyways in Cantt: Uncertainty over defence min nod for land

SECUNDERABAD: Despite SCB giving clearance for allotment of land for two elevated skyways, uncertainty prevails over the ministry of defence (MoD) nod for 125-acre defence land which the state government wanted for executing works in Secunderabad Cantonment. Defence sources told TOI, “Clearance for allotment of defence land has to come through a proper channel. Till […]

FIR against 2 NHAI officials for fatal accident on ill-lit highway

BENGALURU: A criminal case for death due to negligence has been filed against a project director and a supervisor fromNational Highways Authority of India (NHAI), after a 34-year-old daily-wage worker was run over on August 24 night at Tippasandra handpost, on a stretch of Nelamangala-Kunigal Road that was allegedly poorly lit. Earlier, locals had protested […]

Mumbai: Cable bridge on Andheri-Ghatkopar link road to be ready by May next year

MUMBAI: Work has commenced on the construction of a cable-stayed bridge on Andheri-Ghatkopar Link Road, which will provide easy connectivity between Eastern Express Highway and LBS Road. Project 216 metres: Length of cable-stayed section (above railway tracks) 1.5 km: Total length of the bridge 11 metres: Width | 3+3 Lanes Project background In the aftermath […]

After Maharashtra CM’s call to BMC chief over dirty lanes, Mumbai civic officials told to spend two hours a day inspecting road cleanliness

MUMBAI: Senior civic officials have been directed to spend two hours every day to inspect the cleanliness of Mumbai’s roads. The move comes after Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde on Friday called up BMC commissioner Iqbal Singh Chahal when the former witnessed some dirty areas around Mazgaon Dock. The CM had asked the Brihanmumbai Municipal […]

Traffic on Pune-bound lanes of Mumbai-Pune Expressway to be stopped for two hours on Friday for gantry work

MUMBAI: Traffic on the Pune-bound lanes of the Mumbai-Pune Expressway will be stopped for two hours on Friday to erect a gantry at Lonavala, an official said. The 95-kilometer expressway, which connects the state’s two biggest cities, is the country’s first access-controlled route and was operationalized in 2002. The work will take place between 12 […]