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Liquidity infusion, e-project award top RoadMin revival plan after lockdown

The government will give thrust to the use of technology for speeding up project awards, so that the impact of time lapsed due to the coronavirus disease crisis can be minimised

As road sector gears up to resume work, uncertainty looms over compensation

As work came to a halt, mobilised equipment remain stranded with idling costs rising

NHAI constructs highest ever total of 3,979 km national highways in FY20

However, the authority stopped short of meeting its target of 4500 km for the current fiscal, which effectively translates into 12.32 km per day as against the accomplishment of 10.9 km per day.

Toll collection period in contracts to be extended to compensate operators

India Ratings and Research says the lockdowns would hit infrastructure construction and revenue growth of the implementing companies

Ashoka Buildcon arm executes concession pact with NHAI for road project

Shares of Ashoka Buildcon were trading at Rs 54.65 apiece on the BSE, up 3.21% over the previous close.

Dilip Buildcon bags Rs 860-crore road project in Chhattisgarh from NHAI

Shares of the company were trading at Rs 248.20 a piece on BSE in the morning trade

Toll collection, traffic movement down 10-20%, force majeure likely

The report labels mobility restriction for countries in three categories - moderate, intermediate and severe

Roads and highways remain a rare bright spot in economic slowdown

But there have been some delays due to land acquisition and other issues

Adani Enterprises wins Rs 1,546-cr NHAI project under Bharatmala Pariyojana

Bharatmala Pariyojana is a government-sponsored and funded road and highways project

NHAI gears up to place first set of road projects with InvIT in May

A date-wise action plan would be put in place in order to make the first such offering operational by May this year, a senior NHAI official told Business Standard

Highway project awards decelerate to 6-yr low amid land acquisition delays

NHAI order book muted for next fiscal year due to land acquisition delay

NHAI collects Rs 20 cr from 1.8 million defaulters entering FASTag lanes

Over 1.55 crore FASTags have been issued through multiple Point of Sale (PoS) location

NHAI has a 'SPV' plan to stave off debt by adopting project-based funding

Move to help the authority stave off debt; model to be implemented in 22 expressways, access-controlled highways

NHAI makes FASTag free of charge for 15 days to increase toll collection

The government has rolled out the FASTag-based toll collection system across more than 527 national highways in the country

IL&FS group gets Rs 707-cr claim award for Fagne Songadh Expressway project

With this, total claim approvals for the group now stands at Rs 2,700 crore

Nitin Gadkari urges industry to cash in on upcoming 22 expressway projects

Addressing a conference on 'Future Fuels for Transportation' by FICCI, the minister said plans were afoot to set up 2,000 petrol pumps, including LNG

Investors place bets on roadbuilders in hope of boost in infra spending

Sitharaman outlined $1.5 trillion in infrastructure investment last month, of which federal and state govts will contribute at least 75%

RIL approaches NHAI for offering waste plastic-to-road technology

Along with NHAI, RIL is also in talks with state governments and local bodies across the country for offering its technology, he said.

Five firms exit highway projects as NHAI faces delay in land acquisition

It is learnt that the five companies have surrendered eight projects across various states

Audit underway to weed out officials with below-par performance: Gadkari

Gadkari said that monitoring and review at the official level needs greater attention and focus.