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NHAI to lean on private firms mostly for highways construction in FY21

NHAI targets to build 4,500-km highways in current fiscal year

Covid-19 lockdown: Highway construction may gather pace after monsoon

Experts believe it will take about three to four months for the constructions to normalise and the fresh bidding of contracts is some time away.

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).

Covid-19 lockdown relaxation: NHAI resumes toll collection from today

NHAI had suspended toll collection on all national highways after the 21-day nationwide lockdown was announced on March 24 to ease emergency services in view of the coronavirus outbreak

Construction to resume, focus now on labour, raw materials and funds

Not all companies to gain. while those in hotspots will remain shut, industry feels relaxation applies only to open-air work, not underground or tunnelling operations

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