Page 6 - Highways

Next toll-operate-transfer bundle to have Uttar Pradesh highways

NHAI picks Mazars as consultant for the sixth round

NHAI debt reaches new high of Rs 3.2 trillion; toll revenue dips 4%

Borrowing up seven times in five years, growing at a CAGR of 47.6 per cent from Rs 45,300 crore at the end of March 2016

Landslide blocks Gangotri highway, restoration efforts by BRO underway

The Gangotri National Highway has been blocked near the Sunagar area of Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi district after a massive landslide due to incessant rainfall

Driving on high-tech highways

Roads are becoming smarter even if the people driving are not. A set of smart technologies is making construction, maintenance, and traffic management much more efficient

Centre could refund costs to encourage asset monetisation by states

The NITI Aayog and DIPAM are considering a proposal to incentivise states for the costs involved in monetising and privatising assets

Downward re-rating triggers for infra sector as Covid-19 strikes again

Developers grappling with labour shortage and getting construction material to sites could be among a list of problems.

Highways construction touches record 37 km per day: Nitin Gadkari

Nitin Gadkari said the achievement was remarkable as it was achieved despite constraints posed by the Covid-19 pandemic

Delhi, Mumbai Expressway to be ready by 2022, says Nitin Gadkari

Government is spending Rs 7 trillion on building green express highways, says union minister.

Rs 7 trillion being spent on green highways, says Union Minister Gadkari

The government is spending Rs 7 lakh crore on building green express highways through modern technology which in turn would provide smart transportation and reduce pollution, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Wednesday. Of these, Rs 1 lakh crore Delhi-Mumbai Expressway is likely to be completed within a year while Delhi-Meerut Expressway will be inaugurated in a month or two, the Road Transport and Highways Minister said while addressing a virtual event organised by PHD Chamber of Commerce here. "We are spending Rs 7 lakh crore on building green express highways. These...will reduce air pollution, traffic jam and minimise logistics and transportation cost," he said at the National Roads & Highways Summit "Focus on Green Infrastructure". He said these are being built with state-of-the-art technique with advanced engineering to provide intelligent traffic while taking care of the ecology and environment conservation with an aim to reduce green house emission. The Prime Minister ..

Delhi-Mumbai Expressway will be different, with smoother ride and long life

NHAI is deploying a new bitumen technology to increase its longevity

Carmakers agreed for 1% incentive, but govt wants more: Road secretary

In an interview, Road Secretary Aramane speaks about the sops that the govt will provide and the relevance of synergy between the public and the private sectors to make vehicle scrapping policy work

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 removes min amount in FASTag Wallet for seamless movement of traffic

Says issuer banks were unilaterally mandating threshold amount value in addition to security deposit, due to which users were held up at toll plaza in spite of having sufficient balance

Average pace of NH construction in Apr-Dec was 28 km/day: Gadkari

The pace of highway construction during April-December 2020, on average, was 28 km a day amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Parliament was informed

Enhanced Rs 1.18 trillion outlay for highways, projects to speed up: FM

Sitharaman on Monday said execution of flagship highways corridors as well as projects are bound to speed up

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

BRNL inks deal to sell Odisha road project, valued at around Rs 2000 cr

The deal is for Shree Jagannath Expressway Private Limited, the special purpose vehicle (SPV) engaged in the development of a 67-kilometre toll road project from Bhubaneswar to Chandikhole, in Odisha

Cube Highways replaces Lanco in 80-km Nelamangala-Devihalli highway project

Set up a new SPV pursuant to the substitution rights of the senior lenders in the concession agreement

FASTag rollout: Hybrid lanes at NH toll plazas to operate till Feb 15

To avoid inconvenience to people on account of the mandatory rollout of FASTag from Friday, hybrid lanes at toll plazas on National Highways will remain operational till February 15, the government said. Payments can be made through FASTag as well as cash at the hybrid lanes, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways clarified. "Ministry of Road Transport & Highways has mandated fitment of FASTag with effect from 1st January, 2021, in M and N categories of motor vehicles sold before 1st December, 2017," the ministry said in a statement on Thursday. Category 'M' stands for a motor vehicle with at least four wheels used for carrying passengers. Category 'N' stands for a motor vehicle with at least four wheels used for carrying goods, which may also carry persons. "It is clarified that this Central Motor Vehicle Rule stands in force as it is. However, at hybrid lanes of fee plazas on National Highways, fee payment can be made through FASTag as well as in cash mode till 15th ...

World Bank, govt ink pact for $500-mn project to develop green highways

The highway corridors will be developed in Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh