NEW DELHI: The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is staring at missing the fresh March 2020 target to complete the Delhi-Meerut Expressway (DME) project as it’s still struggling to get the remaining 10% of land from Uttar Pradesh government for building the greenfield stretch between Dasna and Meerut. The authority is yet to undertake […]
Category: Roads
Sadbhav Infra gets NHAI, Maha govt nod for sale of 7 SPVs to lndinfravit
New Delhi, Oct 23 () Sadbhav Engineering on Wednesday said its subsidiary has received approvals for transfer of stake in seven road projects to lndinfravit. Approvals have given by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) for six projects, while the Maharashtra government has given its nod for transfer of another project. Sadbhav Infrastructure Project […]
Delhi HC poser to governments over NH-9 fines
NEW DELHI: Delhi high court on Tuesday sought the response of the Centre and Delhi government on a plea seeking refund of challans issued for overspeeding on NH-9 between August and October 10, after the amended MV Act kicked in. High court told the Union home ministry and Delhi government that people were erroneously issued […]
High concentration of tolls on a single road stretch could create concerns for 4th TOT bundle: ICRA
New Delhi, Oct 17 () High concentration of tolls on a single highway stretch with a history of agitations could create concerns for the fourth round of projects to be monetised under the toll operate transfer (TOT) mode, ratings agency ICRA said on Thursday. The fourth bundle under TOT has seven stretches totalling around 401 […]
50kmph limit on e-way will defeat its purpose: NHAI
NEW DELHI: It’s not just commuters who find it difficult to drive at 50 kmph speed on the completed portion of the Delhi-Meerut Expressway, which is designed for speeds of up to 120 kmph. Even NHAI says the purpose of such a “barricaded” highway will fail, if the speed is kept so low. “We are […]
Potential in road logistics attracting startups: Report
New Delhi, Oct 15 () Challenges in India’s road logistics sector such as fragmentation in the ecosystem is attracting start-ups to work in this segment, according to a report. India’s road logistics sector is plagued by quite a few challenges, such as fragmentation in the ecosystem and information asymmetry due to multiple intermediaries that leads […]
NHAI to write to Delhi cops for raising NH-9 speed limit
NEW DELHI: Delhiites travelling to Indirapuram, Greater Noida and Hindon and vice versa could soon zoom down Delhi-Meerut Expressway at 120/100 kmph as the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) plans to write a letter to Delhi Police for raising the speed limits. Currently, the speed limit on the e-way is 70 kmph for Light […]
Hit by high claims, NHAI suggests treating arbitrators as ‘public servants’
NEW DELHI: The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has suggested treating arbitrators as ‘public servants’ considering that in some cases, the arbitration awards have been ‘exorbitant’. The highways authority, which has perhaps maximum number of arbitration cases among all departments, has suggested this to the finance ministry, which has circulated a Cabinet proposal to […]
NHAI moves to woo private investors
NEW DELHI: The NHAI has reverted to empanel highway builders who are keen to construct roads under the Public Private Partnership (PPP) mode. It has invited bids from private players, who would be pre-qualified bidders for 950 km NHs that will be built with Rs 30,000 crore investment. The projects are spread across eight states. […]
NHAI terminates three road projects worth Rs 3,600 cr due to delay in land acquisition
Chennai: The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has terminated three projects in Tamil Nadu due to delay in land acquisition by the state government. The projects cost a little over Rs 3,600 crore. The three projects include four-laning of the Villupuram-Puducherry and Poondiyankuppam-Sattanathapuram stretches along the NH-45 and two-laning of Meensurutti-Chidambaram stretch along Trichy-Chidambaram […]
NHAI’s three toll plazas bag cleanliness award from Jal Shakti Ministry
New Delhi, Sep 6 () Three toll plazas of National Highways Authority of India have won award for cleanliness from Ministry of Jal Shakti, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways said on Friday. “Its a matter of grt pride and honour to share that NHAIs three toll plazas have been awarded cleanest toll plazas […]
Snarl-ups on Expressway and highways
MUMBAI: The Mumbai-Pune Expressway, Goa highway, and the old Mumbai-Pune highway remanined congested on Sunday as Ganeshotsav crowds continued to move out of the city. The congestion began on Friday but traffic was thrown out of gear on Sunday as a container toppled at the Khandala exit of the Expressway on the Mumbai-bound carriageway-causing a […]