Currently, piling is underway on either side of the Palarivattom junction as part of constructing the 11.20-km viaduct for the metro’s Kakkanad extension. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO With the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) expected to shortly finalise the Detailed Project Report (DPR) for the elevated highway on the 17-km-long Aroor-Edappally NH 66 … Read more
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has sanctioned two foot-over-bridges (FOBs) at Yekkur and Mukka on the National Highway-66. In addition, New Mangalore Port Road Company Limited (NMPRCL) has invited bids for the development and maintenance of 37.472 km stretch of the two National Highways between Surathkal and B.C. Road at an estimated cost … Read more
Southern bench of the National Green Tribunal. File | Photo Credit: M. Prabhu The State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) has informed the southern bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) that the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) had obtained prior environmental clearance for sand mining from Perittivakkam lake in Thiruvallur district as … Read more
The National Highways Authority of India has introduced a comprehensive rating system for assessing performance of the concessionaires engaged in the development and maintenance of the national highways across the country. The idea is to enhance accountability and set new benchmarks in quality construction and management of national highways and provide a safer, smoother, and … Read more
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has decided to change the alignment of package 3 of the East Coast Road (ECR) from Marakkanam. Of the total length of 46 km, 30.8 km from Koonimedu to Aliyur will be a greenfield access-controlled stretch that allows motorists to clock up to 100 kmph. The road runs 15.2 … Read more
New Delhi: The government has directed the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to focus on upgrading the existing national highways, amid increasing concerns over their maintenance and upkeep. It marks a shift from the current practice of the NHAI focusing solely on the development of new highways and expressways under the Bharatmala Pariyojana and … Read more
NHAI officials along with local residents inspecting the traffic situation on the Tiruchi-Karur National Highway passing through Thiruparaithurai near Tiruchi on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The road safety consultant of the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) will soon study the prevailing traffic situation at Thiruparaithurai on Tiruchi-Karur National Highway in the wake … Read more
India will hike road toll charges across the country by 3-5% from Monday, officials said, after putting the annual increase on hold in April due to the country’s general elections. Toll charges in India are revised annually in line with inflation and highway operators put notices in local newspapers announcing hikes of 3% to 5% … Read more
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 National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) has awarded two toll, operate and transfer (TOT) bundles 11 and 12 of a combined length of 400 km for Rs 6,584 crore, which is Rs 553 crore higher than the bids received in the first round that was later called off by the government. TOT model has … Read more