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Highways construction to regain high pace of pre-Covid level: Eco Survey

Highways construction will regain fast-pace of the pre-Covid level on the back of multiple initiatives, the survey said

BRNL inks deal to sell Odisha road project, valued at around Rs 2000 cr

The deal is for Shree Jagannath Expressway Private Limited, the special purpose vehicle (SPV) engaged in the development of a 67-kilometre toll road project from Bhubaneswar to Chandikhole, in Odisha

Cube Highways replaces Lanco in 80-km Nelamangala-Devihalli highway project

Set up a new SPV pursuant to the substitution rights of the senior lenders in the concession agreement

FASTag rollout: Hybrid lanes at NH toll plazas to operate till Feb 15

To avoid inconvenience to people on account of the mandatory rollout of FASTag from Friday, hybrid lanes at toll plazas on National Highways will remain operational till February 15, the government said. Payments can be made through FASTag as well as cash at the hybrid lanes, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways clarified. "Ministry of Road Transport & Highways has mandated fitment of FASTag with effect from 1st January, 2021, in M and N categories of motor vehicles sold before 1st December, 2017," the ministry said in a statement on Thursday. Category 'M' stands for a motor vehicle with at least four wheels used for carrying passengers. Category 'N' stands for a motor vehicle with at least four wheels used for carrying goods, which may also carry persons. "It is clarified that this Central Motor Vehicle Rule stands in force as it is. However, at hybrid lanes of fee plazas on National Highways, fee payment can be made through FASTag as well as in cash mode till 15th ...

World Bank, govt ink pact for $500-mn project to develop green highways

The highway corridors will be developed in Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh

India will become 'toll plaza free' in next two years: Nitin Gadkari

The central government has finalised GPS-based toll collection to ensure seamless movement of vehicles across the country

The Trilateral Highway from India to Thailand that went on the slow lane

The highway's Imphal-Moreh portion on the Indian side, however, is expected to be completed only by 2023, more than two decades after it was conceptualised

Nearly 6-7% road traffic shifts to railways in Sept 1-Oct 13 period

This rise is mainly due to a shift of at least 6-7 per cent traffic from roads to railway in these two months.

Govt invites proposals for development of EV charging infra on highways

The Department of Heavy Industry has floated an Expression of Interest (EoI) for inviting proposals

In India's highways sector, institutional money overtakes promoters

India's pecking order in terms of tolling is already headed towards being fund-focussed

NHAI to undertake rating of Concessionaires, Contractors and Consultants

Sets up portal-based performance evaluation under which vendors need to self-assess and submit project-related progress documents that will be reviewed at multiple levels by NHAI

NHAI floats SPV to finance, build and operate Delhi-Mumbai expressway

NHAI is currently implementing about 28,000 km under 'Bharatmala Pariyojna' Phase-1. Under this, Delhi-Mumbai Expressway is one of the flagship highways corridors

Gadkari calls for increased global investment in highways, MSME sectors

The minister for Road Transport, Highways and MSMEs said automobile and micro, small and medium enterprises are the two growth engines of the country's economy

Rs 1000 fine for speeding on toll plaza stretch of Mumbai-Pune Expressway

The Maharashtra Highway Police has taken the decision to curb over-speeding on the stretch

Gadkari inaugurates 11 highway projects worth Rs 20,000 crore in Haryana

Gadkari also laid the foundation stones of eight road projects, costing Rs 17,787 crore

The Fastag track could be key to the government's ambitious programme

Investment in public infrastructure will be essential to pull the economy out of the massive downturn the pandemic has imposed

Toll booths open to biz, but India's oldest highway wears deserted look

Constructed by Sher Shah Suri in the 16th century, the original road over the years extended right up to Kabul in Afghanistan (in the west) and Chittagong in Bangladesh (in the east).

Industrial activities that may be allowed during the lockdown

Districts and states will not be in a position to sustain the expenditure on the stay of migrant labour so they could instead be used for construction activity

Govt may make mid-career training for highway engineers mandatory: Gadkari

"Mid-career training should be mandatory for promotion of highway engineers to next higher levels," the road transport minister Gadkari said on Tuesday.

Budget 2020: Expect Bharatmala allocation to rise to Rs 1.01-trn, says ICRA

Total budgetary allocations to fund the ambitious new highway development programme is estimated at Rs 3,43,045 crore over FY2019-2022 - averaging around Rs 86,000 crore per annum.