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Driving into 2022, road sector set for 'better' days with new projects

Weathering the pandemic-induced twists and turns, the sector will see more stretches of national highways, completion as well as awarding of multiple projects and fund raises in 2022

Gadkari lays stone, inaugurates road projects worth Rs 4,160 crore in UP

Gadkari emphasised on infrastructure development for employment generation and economic prosperity

No other project until Mumbai-Goa highway completed: HC tells Maharashtra

The Bombay High Court on Monday directed the Maharashtra government to review the ongoing construction work by December and complete the project at the earliest.

Green highways mission: Over 5,000 km of avenue plantation work done so far

More than 5,000 kms of avenue plantation works worth Rs 650 crore have been executed so far under the National Green Highways Mission (NGHM), as per an official document

Centre incorporates MP's Atal Progress-Way in highways sector project

The Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways on Thursday approved inclusion of the ambitious Atal Progress-Way project of Madhya Pradesh in the Bharatmala Pariyojana (BMP) phase 1

Next toll-operate-transfer bundle to have Uttar Pradesh highways

NHAI picks Mazars as consultant for the sixth round

NHAI debt reaches new high of Rs 3.2 trillion; toll revenue dips 4%

Borrowing up seven times in five years, growing at a CAGR of 47.6 per cent from Rs 45,300 crore at the end of March 2016

Landslide blocks Gangotri highway, restoration efforts by BRO underway

The Gangotri National Highway has been blocked near the Sunagar area of Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi district after a massive landslide due to incessant rainfall

Driving on high-tech highways

Roads are becoming smarter even if the people driving are not. A set of smart technologies is making construction, maintenance, and traffic management much more efficient

Centre could refund costs to encourage asset monetisation by states

The NITI Aayog and DIPAM are considering a proposal to incentivise states for the costs involved in monetising and privatising assets

Downward re-rating triggers for infra sector as Covid-19 strikes again

Developers grappling with labour shortage and getting construction material to sites could be among a list of problems.

Highways construction touches record 37 km per day: Nitin Gadkari

Nitin Gadkari said the achievement was remarkable as it was achieved despite constraints posed by the Covid-19 pandemic

Delhi, Mumbai Expressway to be ready by 2022, says Nitin Gadkari

Government is spending Rs 7 trillion on building green express highways, says union minister.

Rs 7 trillion being spent on green highways, says Union Minister Gadkari

The government is spending Rs 7 lakh crore on building green express highways through modern technology which in turn would provide smart transportation and reduce pollution, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Wednesday. Of these, Rs 1 lakh crore Delhi-Mumbai Expressway is likely to be completed within a year while Delhi-Meerut Expressway will be inaugurated in a month or two, the Road Transport and Highways Minister said while addressing a virtual event organised by PHD Chamber of Commerce here. "We are spending Rs 7 lakh crore on building green express highways. These...will reduce air pollution, traffic jam and minimise logistics and transportation cost," he said at the National Roads & Highways Summit "Focus on Green Infrastructure". He said these are being built with state-of-the-art technique with advanced engineering to provide intelligent traffic while taking care of the ecology and environment conservation with an aim to reduce green house emission. The Prime Minister ..

Delhi-Mumbai Expressway will be different, with smoother ride and long life

NHAI is deploying a new bitumen technology to increase its longevity

Carmakers agreed for 1% incentive, but govt wants more: Road secretary

In an interview, Road Secretary Aramane speaks about the sops that the govt will provide and the relevance of synergy between the public and the private sectors to make vehicle scrapping policy work

Highways construction touches record 33 km a day: Nitin Gadkari

Gadkari on Monday said highway building has achieved a new feat, with the construction touching record 30 km a day

NHAI removes min amount in FASTag Wallet for seamless movement of traffic

Says issuer banks were unilaterally mandating threshold amount value in addition to security deposit, due to which users were held up at toll plaza in spite of having sufficient balance

Average pace of NH construction in Apr-Dec was 28 km/day: Gadkari

The pace of highway construction during April-December 2020, on average, was 28 km a day amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Parliament was informed

Enhanced Rs 1.18 trillion outlay for highways, projects to speed up: FM

Sitharaman on Monday said execution of flagship highways corridors as well as projects are bound to speed up