Category: Roads

NEW DELHI: The capital’s flagship elevated road is set to be extended to Delhi Cantonment, which will enable east Delhi commuters to zip to IGI Airport in just 40 minutes. Even as work on phase III (Sarai Kale Khan to Mayur Vihar-I) of the Barapullah corridor is yet to finish, the Public Works Department (PWD) […]

NEW DELHI: Come Diwali, Signature Bridge — Delhi’s latest attraction — may glow at night, offering a spectacular view to visitors and nearby residents alike. Delhi government has decided to illuminate the entire structure. The 154-metre-tall pylon of the bridge is twice the height of Qutub Minar, but is not visible at night. “The structure […]

NEW DELHI: Several projects, which were stalled after the model code of conduct came into effect two months ago, are likely to get a fresh push now that the elections are done. These include the purchase of 1,000 electric and low-floor buses each, notification of e-vehicle policy, execution of free WiFi scheme, beautification of 500km […]

MUMBAI: Fatalities on the two busiest and most dangerous arteries of the city – the Western and Eastern Express Highways – came down 30% from 2017 to 2018, said the latest report on road safety. Overall, road deaths across the city have also reduced by 22% from 2015 to 2018. Traffic police attributed the drop […]

New Delhi, Apr 1 () Bharat Road Network Monday said its arm has won an arbitration award of Rs 322.77 crore against the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) for a project in Odisha. The company said it had referred the matter to arbitration after NHAI failed to handover the land required for the project. […]

CHENNAI: Road trips will soon cost extra as the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is set to increase user fees at nearly half of the toll plazas located in Tamil Nadu. Of the 43 plazas in the state, motorists will be paying ?5 to ?15 above the existing fee at 20 toll plazas in […]

New Delhi, Mar 5 () Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of Rs 5,010-crore highway projects in Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu, the government said Tuesday. The projects are in Vellore, Thiruvannamalai, Villupuram and Tirupur districts. “Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will dedicate to the nation and lay the foundation […]

New Delhi, March 1 () Highway projects worth Rs 5,000 crore are underway to decongest the National Capital Region, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said Friday. Transport Minister Gadkari was addressing a gathering while laying the foundation stone of a Rs 3,580 crore highway project here to decongest Delhi. The over 59-km long highway project will […]

NEW DELHI: Trains on Delhi metro’s Blue Line will reach deeper into Noida and go all the way up to NH-24 soon. Commissioner of Metro Rail Safety (CMRS) SK Pathak will inspect the 6.6km Noida City Centre-Electronic City (Sector 62) section of the Blue Line on March 4, according to Delhi Metro spokesperson Anuj Dayal. […]

New Delhi, Feb 26 () The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) Tuesday permitted the debt ridden IL&FS and its group firm IL&FS Engineering and Construction Company to extend a bank guarantee of Rs 60.29 crore issued to state-run National Highways Authority of India (NHAI). A two-member bench headed by Chairman Justice S J Mukhopadhaya […]

MUMBAI: An accident that killed a motorcyclist on the spot brought traffic on the Western Express Highway to a virtual standstill at Goregaon on Monday evening. Snaking queues of vehicles were reported between Goregaon and Andheri on the north-bound arm of the WEH. TOP COMMENT Its always the mistake of the byker as they are […]

NEW DELHI: Despite being the highest priority expressway network in India, the Bangalore-Chennai Expressway is still waiting to see the light of day. Although the central government is focussed towards making world-class expressways but delayed work on such crucial projects may mar the prospects of investments along this corridor. The Japan Chamber of Commerce and […]