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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.

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All field officers have asked to adhere to timelines, regularly monitor the progress of maintenance work and keep reporting the same to the Authority at regular intervals

Megha Manchanda New Delhi
The road construction space has a reason to cheer, with the maintenance of highways remaining largely unaffected by the lockdown. In some stretches, the lack of traffic or low traffic volume made maintenance easier.
 
Companies were able to undertake road maintenance works in May, after some relaxations granted the government. However, the entities will only be able to start construction activity after the monsoon.
 
“As far as pre-monsoon work is concerned, we were able to accomplish some maintenance-related activity in May. Full-blown construction will begin only after the monsoon,” Jayant Mhaiskar, chairman and managing director of MEP Infrastructure, told Business

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