A toll gate on a highway. | Photo Credit: BASHKARAN N Starting April 1, as part of its annual revision, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has raised toll rates on the access-controlled Bengaluru-Mysuru and Bengaluru-Hyderabad highways, and on the Hoskote-Devanahalli section of the Bengaluru Satellite Town Ring Road (STRR). On the Bengaluru-Mysuru access-controlled … Read more
The finance ministry has proposed productivity tests for railways, road transport, shipping, and metro rail projects to evaluate their impact on the economy and people’s lives. The Niti Aayog will monitor the data generated by these tests and provide recommendations. A study will also be conducted to assess the optimal share of different modes of … Read more
The cost overruns faced by large central infrastructure projects declined further in May to 19.86 per cent from 20.34 per cent in April, data released by the ministry showed. The anticipated costs of 1,681 projects were Rs 4.8 lakh crore, higher than the original cost of Rs 24.2 lakh crore. Nearly half of the infrastructure … Read more
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has put plans in place to maintain the pace of highway development and construct 12,500 km of highways in the current financial year, a senior official on Wednesday said. Alka Upadhyaya, Secretary, MoRTH, said Rs 10,000 crore is planned to be raised through Infrastructure Investment Trusts (InvITs) … Read more
The re-laying work is done only during night between 11.30 p.m. and 5 a.m. Photo: Special arrangement The Highways Department has asked contractors to speed up re-laying of roads that have been cold-milled. At present, stretches on Poonamallee High Road and Anna Salai are being re-laid by scrapping off the top layer. The instruction was … Read more
Terming the recent budget a “development-oriented” exercise, Union Road Transport and Highways Secretary Giridhar Aramane on Sunday said the pace of road construction will be further increased to achieve the target of expansion of national highways in the next fiscal. In the ongoing fiscal so far, he said, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) … Read more
Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday reviewed the status of award, bidding and pre-construction activities related to five greenfield expressways and 17 access controlled National Highways. The road transport and highways minister also stressed the timely monetisation of projects after completion. According to an official statement, Gadkari directed that stringent monitoring of the target dates … Read more
New Delhi: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari will on Thursday inaugurate and lay foundation stones for highway projects worth Rs 8,341 crore in Rajasthan, an official statement said. These projects are for a total length of 1,127 kms. “Union Minister for Road Transport, Highways and MSMEs Nitin Gadkari will inaugurate and lay foundation stone for 18 … Read more