Category: Roads

SECUNDERABAD: SCB-managed parks will not be spared from facing the axe thanks to two proposed skyways. The British-era public garden at Bolaram is one such facility which could bear the brunt. Located on the state highway, the park falls within the corridor of the elevated skyway which will come up between Parade Ground and Hakimpet […]

NEW DELHI: Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) is giving finishing touches to areas under flyovers for the G20 Summit after placing about 1 lakh potted plants on main roads and in markets. The civic body claimed to have carried out work under 11 flyovers, such as Africa Avenue, Savitri flyover, Mahipalpur flyover, Tilak Nagar, Raja […]

NEW DELHI: Sitting underneath Chirag Dilli flyover, Dhanraj (57) is busy cooking in a pot and preparing his next meal. Flyovers, he said, have been his home for many decades now. “We were earlier staying below IIT Gate flyover, then moved here. Our children go to schools nearby,” he said. Police, claimed Dhanraj, told him […]

NEW DELHI: The Pragati Maidan transit corridor, including the main 1.4-km tunnel, is undergoing a makeover for the G20 Summit. The tunnel was opened in June 2022 but there are obvious signs of wear and tear. “Although the tunnel is closed daily at night for routine maintenance, extra manpower has been deployed to give it […]

Mumbai: CM Eknath Shinde has ruled out a probe into BMC officials’ role in the cement co-ncrete (CC) road contracts row. Following complaints from former BJP corporator Makrand Narwekar, the BMC had fined three of the five companies Rs 16 crore, including nearly Rs 10 crore from the company which had bagged the contract for […]

MUMBAI: Though complaints have been received from elected representatives, no inquiry has been initiated against BMC officials since there were no irregularities in the Rs 6,080-crore cement concrete (CC) road tendering process and awarding of contracts, chief minister Eknath Shinde said, in a written reply to Shiv Sena (UBT) MLC Ambadas Danve’s question in the […]

THANE: Mumbai, Thane motorists using the Mumbai-Nashik highway can heave a sigh of relief as the two lanes on the Nashik bound Saket bridge have been thrown open. MSRDC engineers inspected the repairs and certified it safe for traffic movement, officials informed. Traffic on the lane was shut abruptly last week after a defect was […]

MUMBAI: Even as the state PWD minister Ravindra Chavan has assured opening of a single-lane concrete stretch of Goa highway between Panvel and Indapur ahead of Ganesh festival, there are slim chances of its Kusgaon to Indapur 42 km arm getting ready as concretisation work looks nowhere in sight. This may impact traffic towards Konkan […]

MUMBAI: Four months following the BMC’s demolition of sections of shops outside the crowded Malad station vicinity, which also included portions of the renowned MM Mithaiwala store being razed, the proposed public road has now been constructed and is ready for public use. Officially known as Anand Road the total length of the stretch is […]

MUMBAI: The NHAI has been directed by Palghar SP Balasaheb Patil in a meeting on Friday to fill potholes on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad national highway. Last week, passengers were injured in two accidents caused by potholes which were reported in Manor.

MUMBAI: Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has initiated steps to seek loans totalling Rs 20,000 crore to finance various infrastructure projects planned across the Mumbai Metropolitan Region. MMRDA has earmarked an expenditure of Rs 28,705 crore for multiple infrastructure projects, including the Metro corridors, Mumbai Trans Harbour Link, Versova-Vasai Sea Bridge and the underground […]

NOIDA: Residents of the 6% abadi plots (kisan quota land) in Kasna’s B block reported the lack of a proper approach road to their homes. The area, which is just 8km from the district collectorate and the GNIDA office, is home to about 700 residents. Yet, it lacks basic civic amenities like sewers, drains or […]