Highways

Centre may frame five-year integrated transport plans under new body

The new authority will shift India's transport strategy from individual project planning to long-term integrated corridor development aligned with economic goals

Bus carrying pilgrims overturns on Bareilly-Haridwar highway; 1 dead

A bus carrying pilgrims overturned into a ditch on the BareillyHaridwar highway early Wednesday, leaving a woman dead and over 20 injured, police said. The bus carrying 54 residents of Bareilly was returning from a religious tour in Uttarakhand when the accident occurred around 3:20 am between Nisra and Sardar Nagar villages. Jehanabad Station House Officer (SHO) Pradeep Bishnoi told reporters that a 22-year-old woman identified as Durga died on the spot. The injured were rushed to the Jehanabad Community Health Centre (CHC), from where eight critically injured passengers were referred to the district hospital. Eyewitness Shekhar told police that the driver appeared to be under the influence of alcohol. The bus had suffered three punctures during the journey, and while negotiating a turn at high speed, the driver lost control, causing the vehicle to plunge into a roadside ditch. Locals and police teams launched a rescue operation and shifted the injured to nearby hospitals. A ca

Cabinet approves widening of Kalibor-Numaligarh section of NH-715

The project will include wildlife-friendly features planned for the Kaziranga National Park (KNP) section in Assam. It also involves building an elevated corridor spanning approximately 34.5 km

NHAI to treat unauthorised subcontracting in highway projects as fraud

NHAI has redefined norms for highway contractors, classifying unauthorised subcontracting as fraud and tightening rules on work experience claims and third-party securities

Maple Highways in talks to raise about $200 million from Societe Generale

French bank Societe Generale SA and the borrower are working on documentation for the loan deal, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the information is private

Digital, AI focus to strengthen India's road to quality highways

In the last decade, investments in the national highways sector (public and private) have nearly sextupled to Rs 3 trillion in FY25

Need rating system for consultants making detailed project reports: Gadkari

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Monday said there should be a rating system for consultants preparing detailed project reports (DPRs) and those who do shoddy work should be penalised. Addressing an event here, the road transport and highways minister said the names of contractors responsible for the construction of bad roads should also be displayed prominently. A DPR, which includes surveys, investigations and designs, is essential to the project implementation process. He regretted that the highways ministry officials do not inspect highways, thus the system directly or indirectly protects those who are responsible for the construction of roads of poor quality. Gadkari asserted that it is the responsibility of his ministry to ensure the construction of good highways. He also emphasised the need to improve the quality of construction and reduce the cost of construction by using new technology and materials.

FASTag Annual Pass launched today: Check price, validity, and how to apply

The government has launched FASTag Annual Pass for smoother highway travel; here's how to apply, check price and validity

Annual FASTag pass of ₹3,000 for private vehicles goes live from Aug 15

The annual highway toll pass of Rs 3,000 for private cars, jeeps, and vans will be rolled out from Friday. Ahead of the roll out, the government has opened the pre-booking window for FASTag-based annual passes that allow users to cross up to 200 highway toll booths on a single recharge of Rs 3,000 within a year. A dedicated link for activation of the annual pass is available on the Rajmarg Yatra app. The link would also be available on the official websites of National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) and the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH). The annual pass will be applicable only for non-commercial private vehicles such as cars, jeeps, and vans. It will allow seamless travel across National Highways without the need for repeated recharging of FASTag cards for toll payments. In closed tolling highways such as Delhi-Mumbai Expressway - where toll collection occurs exclusively at exit points - a single trip includes both entry and exit points. On the other hand, on

Arunachal highway through tiger reserve approved by wildlife board

The Standing Committee of the National Board for Wildlife has cleared a proposal to divert 310 hectares of forest land from the core area of Namdapha Tiger Reserve in Arunachal Pradesh for the construction of the Arunachal Frontier Highway (NH-913). The decision comes even as some members flagged serious concerns over inadequate wildlife mitigation measures and the planned felling of over 1.5 lakh trees. The project in the Changlang district, connects NH-215 near Kharsang to the Miao-Gandhigram-Vijaynagar road, a stretch of the strategic NH-913 corridor close to the India-Myanmar border, according to government records. The Public Works Department (PWD), Arunachal Pradesh, had sought 248.79 hectares (ha) of forest land for intermediate laning and 61.21 ha for muck disposal. On June 26, member secretary of the committee said a meeting regarding the project proposal had been held with committee members H S Singh and R Sukumar, along with the state's chief wildlife warden (CWW). It w

Govt proposes green-blue number plates for hydrogen fuel vehicles

The transport ministry has proposed a new category of registration number plate for hydrogen fuel operated vehicles. According to a draft notification issued by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways on Friday, in case of a hydrogen fuel operated commercial vehicle, the top half of number plate will be green and bottom half blue, while the figures on plate will be in yellow. In case of private vehicles, the number plate's top half will be green and bottom half will be blue, while figures will be in white. In case of cabs on rent, the top half of number plate will be black and bottom half will be blue while figures on plate will be in yellow.

Plan to double projects to ₹5 trillion this year, says Nitin Gadkari

Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari talks about why elections should not matter while setting targets, his take on being seen as a future prime minister, and much more

IRB Infra eyes road asset base of Rs 1.4 trn in three years: Senior exec

Company has a strong balance sheet, sees 'immense opportunities' in road monetisation projects

SC asks NHAI to act against highway encroachments, set up complaint portal

The Supreme Court has ordered NHAI to establish surveillance teams and a grievance portal to tackle illegal occupation of national highways; compliance due in three months

Highway monetisation: Fresh terms for highway TOT contracts soon

The model, alongside Invits, has allowed several Indian and international investment funds to enter the infrastructure space by generating returns on operational roads

IRB Infra's toll revenue rises 10% to ₹554 cr on strong project gains

IRB Infrastructure on Thursday posted a 10 per cent rise in its toll revenue to Rs 554 crore in April compared to Rs 503 crore in the same month last year. Of its 17 tolls, IRB MP Expressway in Maharashtra contributed the major share of Rs 150.7 crore to the total revenue collection in April, up from Rs 140.7 crore contribution in April 2024, IRB said in an exchange filing. Contribution of IRB Ahmedabad Vadodara Super Express Tollway rose to Rs 65.4 crore from Rs 59.2 crore in 2024, it said. With Rs 32.7 crore, CG Tollway (Chittorgarh to Gulabpura NH 79) was the third largest contributor to the revenues in April, up from Rs 29.7 crore last year. Udaipur Tollway Limited collected Rs 27.2 crore toll revenue higher from Rs 25.5 crore a year ago. Amitabh Murarka, Deputy CEO of the company said, "We concluded FY25 with robust momentum, which continued into April 2025, as reflected in 10 per cent y-o-y growth in toll revenues. Given the overall performance of the Indian economy and the .

Rs 10 trn to upgrade 30K km of 2-lane roads to 4-lane highways: Gadkari

Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday said that infrastructure development is key to making India a strong economic power, and the highways ministry has taken a decision to convert 25,000-30,000 km two-lane highways into four lanes at an investment of Rs 10 lakh crore. Addressing an event here, Gadkari further said that the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) will now encourage the Infrastructure Investment Trust (InvIT) model to raise money for highway projects from Indian investors. "To make India a strong economic power, infrastructure is key... We have taken a decision to convert 25,000-30,000 km two-lane highways in the country into four lanes for Rs 8-10 lakh crore," he said. The road transport and highways minister further said his dream is to complete road projects worth Rs 5-6 lakh crore every year. National Highways are developed under different modes of execution, including Build-Operate-Transfer(BOT or toll, BOT (Annuity), Engineering, Procurement and ...

Nitin Gadkari announces ₹10 trillion plan to widen 25,000 km of highways

The government is planning to upgrade 25,000 km of highways to four lanes at ₹10 trillion, expand 16,000 km to six lanes for ₹6 trillion; it aims to cut road accidents by 50 per cent by 2030

Delhi HC asks Centre to outline mechanism for disabled-friendly taxi apps

The Delhi High Court has directed the central government to apprise it about the regulatory mechanism for ensuring that taxi aggregators' applications are disabled-friendly prior to their launch. The court granted a last opportunity to the Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways to file an affidavit on this aspect within four weeks. . failing which, the concerned Joint Secretary of the respondent no.2 (ministry) shall personally remain present in court, on the next date of hearing (August 13), Justice Sachin Datta said and listed the matter for further proceedings on March 19. Meanwhile, bike-taxi aggregator Rapido also assured the court that adequate steps will be taken to ensure that its application continues to be disabled-friendly. The submission came after the court was informed that as per the accessibility audit report, several accessibility issues were identified in the Rapido Android App'. The counsel for Roppen Transportation Services Pvt Ltd -- which owns Rapido -

Bids invited for DPRs to set up ropeway to Amarnath cave shrine in J&K

The Jammu and Kashmir government on Saturday said bids have been invited for preparing detailed project reports (DPRs) for development of three ropeways, including 11.60 kms Baltal to 3,880 meter high holy cave shrine of Amarnath, to facilitate the easy movement of pilgrims during the annual pilgrimage. In addition, bids for preparation of DPRs are also being invited by the National Highways Logistics Management Ltd (NHLML) for three more ropeway projects -- two in Budgam and one in Ramban district, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said in a written reply in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly. Abdullah, who is also minister in-charge tourism, gave the information in response to unstarred question by National Conference legislator Sajjad Shaheen, who referred to the March 15, 2022 decision of the lieutenant governor led administrative council and subsequent government order dated September 6, 2023 about the development of ropeway projects through the NHLML under Parvatmala initiative. a list