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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 .

Nitin Gadkari's criticism of NHAI casts shadow on the body's functioning

At the heart of his criticism is the delay in decision making and a lack of monitoring. Some officials, however, blamed the delays on overambitious contractors

Big vs small in BOT project offering; traffic volume may be key determinant

Experts feel that kick-starting the process with relatively smaller stretches will help to test waters

Nitin Gadkari approves Munger-Bhagalpur National Highway project in Bihar

The road is expected to be a two-lane road with paved shoulders, which will also be four-lane wide at certain stretches

FASTag made mandatory for availing discounts on highway toll plazas

The government on Wednesday said it has made FASTag mandatory for availing all discounts on National Highways toll plazas.

NHAI develops portal to track performance of developers, consultants

The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) on Wednesday said it has developed a portal to track the performance of its developers and consultants.

Gadkari reviews road projects; starts Harit Path app to monitor plantation

Union minister Nitin Gadkari stressed the need for utilising modern and green technologies in highways construction besides reducing the cost of road building by at least 25 per cent

In a first, NHAI to start ranking national highways for quality of service

Highways will be assessed on the basis of three criteria; highway efficiency, highway safety and user services

Ban on China companies unlikely to hit ongoing highway contracts

The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) will complete these contracts but will not award fresh projects to Chinese firms.

Lockdown gives time for highway repairs before monsoon rains begin

Road construction to pick up after restrictions on travel and business are eased, say analysts.

Hurdles in land acquisition process? NHAI to scrap part of contract

NHAI Chairman Sukhbir Singh Sandhu said the matter of land acquisition should not be left pending as it leads to litigation cases in the future.

Vehicles with non-functional FASTag to be charged double toll fee

Before this amendment, the user of vehicle was to pay twice on the fee plaza only if the vehicle didn't carry the FASTag and entered in dedicated lane for the tag

Traffic on highways picks up pace as states ease Covid-19 lockdown curbs

Transporters had anticipated around 25% traffic back on the roads from April 20. However, due to various supply chain disruptions the traffic was around 10-15%.