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National Highways to be expanded by 25,000 km in 2022-23: FM

She also said multimodal logistic parks will also be set up in 2022-23

Gadkari lays foundation stones of national highways worth Rs 26,778 crore

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday inaugurated and laid the foundation stones of 821-km national highway (NH) projects worth Rs 26,778 crore in Uttar Pradesh. Road Transport and Highways Minister Gadkari inaugurated and laid the foundation stones in Kanpur for eight national highway projects worth Rs 14,199 crore; in Lucknow for 16 NH projects worth Rs 7,409 crore; and in Shringverpur Dham, Prayagraj for four national highway projects worth Rs 5,169 crore, the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways said in a statement. He inaugurated and laid the foundation stone in the presence of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, among others. With the construction of Lucknow Ring Road, travelling will become convenient and with the construction of Lucknow-Kanpur Greenfield Expressway; reaching Lucknow airport from Kanpur will take less time. It will also be connected to Lucknow-Agra Expressway, which will reduce the distance to Delhi. With ...

NHAI arm may award 15 logistics park deals over the next three years

The SPV, formed under the guidance of the road ministry, aims to address typical cost overruns with infrastructure projects

116,000 accidents, about 48,000 deaths on national highways in 2020: Govt

A total of 116,496 road accidents occurred on national highways, including expressways, in 2020, causing 47,984 deaths, Parliament was informed

NHAI toll revenue to jump to Rs 1.40 trn in three years: Gadkari

The Road Transport and Highways Minister said that there is a huge opportunity for investors in India's infrastructure sector as the traffic density is rising every year

NHLML plans to award 15 multimodal logistics park contracts in 3 years

At least 35 such projects planned across the country with a capital allocation of Rs 50,000 crore, says CEO

Conciliation committees should decide road infra cases in 3 months: Gadkari

Gadkari further said there is a need to reduce delay in the decision making process

Stalin writes to PM on converting state roads as National Highways

The Tamil Nadu government on Thursday sought Prime Minister Narendra Modi's intervention in declaring eight state roads as National Highways, saying in-principal approval has been already granted in this respect. Chief Minister M K Stalin told Modi that in-principle approval has been granted by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) for conversion of 500 km long eight State Highway roads as National Highways. In a letter to the Prime Minister, Stalin said sanction had also been accorded for the preparation of detailed project reports (DPR) and specified the roads in contention. "Accordingly, studies have been taken up for preparation of DPR for the above roads under Annual Plan 2017-18 by the State National Highways wing. The proposals for declaration of the roads have also been presented to the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRT&H) on 06.12.2018." "However, formal notifications for the declaration of these roads as new National Highways are yet to be ...

Madras HC quashes order increasing speed limit to 120 kmph on highways

The Madras High Court has set aside a notification of the central government, fixing 120 kmph as the speed limit for vehicles plying on highways

The big infra plan: Under-construction NHs to be leased once operational

The total indicative monetisation value of assets considered for monetisation is estimated at Rs 1.6 trillion from FY22 to FY25

The Rs 6-trillion challenge

Aggressive asset monetisation can help push growth

India will hopefully get US-standard highways in three years: Gadkari

National highways are being constructed at a very fast pace and the entire country can hope of getting highways of an American standard in the next three years, Gadkari said

HC upholds NHIDC decision in terminating contract for Nagaland NH project

Guwahati High Court has upheld decision of NHIDCL in terminating Rs 365 cr contract with a private company for construction of a portion of four-lane National Highway connecting Dimapur and Kohima

Gadkari lays foundation stone for 16 national highway projects in Manipur

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for 16 national highway projects in Manipur with an investment of Rs 4,148 crores covering a total length of 298 kms

Traffic on national highways back to April level, shows CRISIL data

Traffic in April on the national highways witnessed a 15 per cent decline to 160 million toll-paying vehicles against 190 million in March

Nitin Gadkari inaugurates National Highway projects in Himachal Pradesh

Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Nitin Gadkari laid the foundation stone and inaugurated various National Highway projects in Himachal Pradesh

NHAI makes drone survey mandatory for all national highway projects

NHAI has mandated that contractors and concessionaires will carry out the drone video recording in the presence of the Supervision Consultant

NHAI's Infrastructure Investment Trust set to be launched next month

The initial set of roads to be offered via the InvIT are part of national corridors, providing long-term prospects

Delhi to Meerut in 45 min: Things to know about India's latest expressway

The foundation of the project was laid by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his first term of office in 2015

29.81 km a day: Record construction speed national highways in 2020-21

With an average speed of 29.81 km per day, the construction of national highways during 2020-2021 has been the highest ever in the last five years despite the Covid-19 crisis and months of lockdown.