MUMBAI: A 27-year-old woman riding pillion, who fell off the motorbike on a potholed road on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad national highway at Naigaon on August 9, succumbed to her injuries on Friday. While the Naigaon police registered a case of accidental death, her brother-in-law, Deepak Gupta (24), who was riding the two-wheeler blamed the pothole for […]
Category: Roads
Increased private investment in roads & railways: Infra departments to identify projects for PPP
PUNE: IndiGo on a Monday announced Jaisalmer in Rajasthan as the 81st domestic and 113th overall destination in its network. The airline will launch new and daily connections between Jaisalmer-Delhi, Jaisalmer-Mumbai, Jaisalmer-Jaipur and Jaisalmer-Ahmedabad, effective October 12, airline officials said. These new routes will significantly bolster tourism, trade, and mobility by connecting Jaisalmer to some […]
Bypass traffic trials start at Metropolitan, Tagore Park
Kolkata: The much-awaited traffic trials at EM Bypass’ Metropolitan crossing and Tagore Park started on Saturday, ahead of handing over the sites for the New Garia-Airport Metro work. The sites are needed for bridging two viaduct gaps – 125m and 76m – which is key to the corridor’s extension beyond the Ruby crossing to Metropolitan. […]
KMC starts reclaiming govt land off EM Bypass
Kolkata: A joint team of officials from BLRO (south) and the Kolkata Municipal Corporation on Saturday started reclaiming government land located in areas off EM Bypass that had gone into the possession of encroachers. A team of BLRO and KMC officials started the drive from Nayabad mouza in KMC ward 109 area around Mukundapur. “Following […]
Green activists oppose tree felling for skyways in Cantt
Secunderabad: Is it going to be ‘green murder’ at the expense of two elevated skyways in Secunderabad Cantonment as part of Strategic Road Development Plan? Green activists and environmentalists say in affirmative. Thanks to the proposed skyway between Parade Ground and Hakimpet Airforce Station on Rajiv Rahadari, almost 60% of age-old trees are likely to […]
Hyderabad: Indira Park-VST steel bridge opened, to ease traffic woes of 1L commuters
HYDERABAD: Municipal administration and urban development (MA&UD) minister KT Rama Rao on Saturday inaugurated the 2.6-kilometre long steel bridge, connecting Indira Park and VST areas, built at a cost of 450 crore. “To make Hyderabad a world class city, a strong foundation has been laid in the last nine years. Don’t believe the words of […]
Fed up with govt apathy, Bengaluru techie takes Rs 2.7 lakh loan to fill potholes
Fed up with the government’s “indifference” to their pleas to provide better civic amenities including filling potholes, ‘Citizens Group, East Bengaluru’ on Sunday launched a ‘NoDevelopmentNoTax’, a campaign to boycott paying property tax. Last week, members of the group got together and contributed funds to fix potholes on a 6km stretch in Halanayakanahalli, Muneshwara Layout […]
On track! Bridge for key section of Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut RAPIDX ready
NEW DELHI: Construction of the viaduct between Duhai and Meerut South stations of the Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut RAPIDX corridor has been completed. Work on laying of the track on more than half the viaduct has also been completed for the section. However, work on the entire Delhi section is likely to be over in early 2025. Of […]
Mumbai: Nahur ROB may open by 2024-end
MUMBAI: The eight-lane widening project for Nahur road over-bridge (ROB) completed a crucial phase early on Sunday as two more girders were launched. Eight girders have been installed till now, with four on either side of the existing old ROB. Girder launching 216 ton: Weight of each girder 72 metre: Length of each girder (same […]
20 contractors questioned over mercy killing petition
BENGALURU: The conflict between the government and contractors over pending bills took a new turn on Thursday with High Grounds police questioning 20 of the 57 BBMP contractors who recently petitioned the governor seeking mercy killing. According to police, joint commissioner of finance (BBMP) Mahadeva had filed a complaint against the contractors at High Grounds […]
Contractors may not get dues this year; development work to be hit
BENGALURU: Although civil contractors had given the government an August 30 ultimatum to settle pending bills, the government appears unfazed. While chief minister Siddaramaiah has insisted contractors would be paid only after verifying claims of work done — an investigation into this is ongoing — public works department minister Satish Jarkiholi on Wednesday indicated contractors […]
Construct skywalk before opening C’ghatta Metro stn, urge commuters
BENGALURU: Challaghatta Metro station, the last point on the Mysuru Road side of the Purple Line, is all set to become operational next month. But commuters have a different thing on their wishlist: A skywalk. “We want the authorities to first construct a skywalk across the busy Bengaluru-Mysuru highway before throwing open the Metro station […]