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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.

No FASTag? Pay twice the amount on highway toll plazas after Feb 15

The ministry has decided that all lanes in the toll plazas on national highways shall be declared as "FASTag lane of the fee plaza" with effect from midnight of February 15-16

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

Budget 2021: Highways ministry seeks nearly 40% hike in FY22 allocation

The allocation has gone up from Rs 83,015 crore last fiscal year to Rs 91,823.2 crore for the current year

Highways blocked, protests spread: 10 headlines from farmers' Bharat Bandh

BJP-ruled states were largely unaffected; Opposition leaders to meet President on Wednesday.

Gadkari asks UP govt to expedite land acquisition to develop highways

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday asked the Uttar Pradesh government to expedite land acquisition for developing national highways, as is being done in some of the states. The Road Transport, Highways minister also requested the state government to consider halving the utility shifting supervision charge to 2.5 per cent. He called for quick disbursal of land acquisition compensation for expediting the National Highway (NH) projects in the state, the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways said in a statement. Gadkari was speaking after virtually inaugurating and laying the foundation stones of 16 NH projects with a total length of over 500 km worth Rs 7,477 crore in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday. He said about 3,700 km NH projects worth Rs 42,000 crore have been added in UP in the last six years. Today, there are over 11,389 km of NHs in the state, and roads worth Rs 1.3 lakh crore are being constructed in UP. He said that as much as Rs 26,000 crore have been disbursed towards .