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Road ministry to seek Cabinet nod for townships alongside highways: Gadkari

The minister emphasised on import substitution, cost effective, pollution free and indigenous methods and development of alternative fuel.

105-km-long Ring Road in Lucknow will soon be completed: Rajnath Singh

Defence Minister and local MP Rajnath Singh on Sunday said the 105-km-long Ring Road in Lucknow will soon be completed and that would ease movement of vehicular traffic arriving from other cities.

Road construction zooms nearly 60% in the first two months of FY22

1,470 km constructed in April-May, against 847 km previous year

NHAI to begin next round of road monetisation after completing surveys

The authority has generated over Rs 17,000 cr through the TOT model so far. For the most recent 5th bundle of TOT actions, NHAI got bids of over Rs 600 cr more than the reserve price

NHAI to offer 32 projects in next round of toll-operate-transfer bids

The authority has so far generated over Rs 17,000 crore through the TOT model

New highways to have advanced traffic mgt system: NHAI member

To improve road safety, all new national highways will have an Advanced Traffic Management System (ATMS), a member of National Highway Authority of India said on Tuesday. Addressing a virtual event organised by International Road Federation (IRF), NHAI Member, Projects, R K Pandey said corrective measures have been taken to remove black spots on national highways. "To improve road safety in the country and to reduce fatal road accidents on national highways, all the new roads being developed under National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) will have Advanced Traffic Management System (ATMS)," he said. The ATMS will include immediate location identification of areas where traffic bottlenecks occur due to accidents or other reasons and provision of information to motorists on that stretch immediately. "Currently 4,500 black spots have been identified on the national highways and 2,500 have been rectified," he said. Pandey said that road safety audits are being taken at various sta

Ownership transfer: Road ministry notifies changes in motor vehicle rules

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has notified certain changes in the Central Motor Vehicles Rules to facilitate the owner of vehicle for nominating a person in the registration certificate

Delhi-Meerut Expressway open for public, cuts travel time to 45 min

The much-awaited Delhi-Meerut Expressway (DME), pegged as a smart highway, was opened for public on Thursday after the completion of its remaining stretches.

Govt approves highway projects worth more than Rs 6,176 crore

The government on Thursday approved highway projects worth more than Rs 6,176 crore. These projects pertain to seven states and union territories, including Maharashtra, Assam and Ladakh. "Ministry of Road Transport & Highways has accorded approval to upgradation, rehabilitation and reconstruction of a number of projects, across the country," it said in a statement. These include Rs 2,801.33 crore-worth projects in Maharashtra and RS 1,259 crore-worth projects in Assam. According to the ministry, projects worth Rs 779 crore have been approved for Ladakh while Rs 810 crore projects have been approved for Andhra Pradesh.

Delhi-Meerut Expressway will be ready in 2 months: Nitin Gadkari

He added that the government's ambitious Delhi-Mumbai Expressway would be ready by 2022.

Automakers told to ramp up IT infrastructure amid cyber-attack threats

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways on Sunday alerted NHAI, NHIDCL and its other wings besides automobile makers to augment their IT security systems after reports regarding threats of possible cyber attacks targeted at the Indian transport sector. The ministry said it has received an alert from the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) about possible cyber attacks. "The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways received an alert from CERT-In regarding targeted intrusion activities directed towards Indian Transport sector with possible malicious intentions. The Ministry has advised departments and organisations under transport sector to strengthen the security posture of their infrastructure," the Ministry said in a statement. It has requested NIC, National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation (NHIDCL), Indian Road Congress (IRC), Indian Academy of Highway Engineers (IAHE), State PWDs, Testing agencies and

Vehicle scrapping policy: Experts say scheme not sales bonanza for firms

Actual number of vehicles available for scrapping 'a fourth of govt estimates'

Toll booths to be removed, GPS-based toll collection within 1 year: Gadkari

India will do away with toll booths and implement complete GPS-based toll collection within one year, Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Thursday

Administrative success but executive failure

The banking system is mired in structural difficulties. Roads are being built, but India continues to be a logistics nightmare relative to its Asian competitors.

Mandatory FASTag to help save Rs 20,000 crore a year on fuel: Gadkari

The move will boost the revenue by at least Rs 10,000 crore, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Monday

Highways construction touches record 33 km a day: Nitin Gadkari

Gadkari on Monday said highway building has achieved a new feat, with the construction touching record 30 km a day

NHAI transitions to 100% cashless toll through mandatory FASTags

With nearly 60 lakh transactions, the per day toll collection through FASTag crossed the highest ever mark of Rs 95 crore on February 17, 2021

Will support 62,000 e-cars, buses, e-bikes through subsidies: Gadkari

To boost electric mobility, the government aims to support through subsidies about 62,000 electric passenger cars and buses, besides 15 lakh electric three- and two-wheelers, Parliament was informed on Thursday. The focus is also on creating electric charging infrastructure, Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari told the Lok Sabha in a written reply. Phase-II of Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of (Hybrid &) Electric Vehicles in India (FAME India) Scheme is being implemented with a total budgetary support of Rs 10,000 crore, he added. "This phase focusses on supporting electrification of public & shared transportation and aims to support, through subsidies, approx. 7000 e-Buses, 5 lakh e-3 Wheelers, 55000 e-4 Wheeler Passenger Cars and 10 lakh e-2 Wheelers. "In addition, creation of charging infrastructure is also supported to address range anxiety among users of electric vehicles," the minister said. Stressing that all vehicles will continue to be registered as .

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

Conciliation helps NHAI resolve 66 cases of construction claims in 2 years

NHAI is taking the lead in conciliating matters and working towards resolving disputes through conciliation