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NH construction to be around 32-34 km per day during this fiscal: Crisil

India's national highway construction will likely reach only 32-34 km per day during the current financial year as input prices are expected to remain elevated, said rating agency Crisil

Road closures in Delhi in view of VHP's peace march: Traffic Police

Several roads in central Delhi will be closed temporarily on Saturday due to a ''shanti march'' by the Vishva Hindu Parishad, the Delhi Traffic Police said

Revving up in low gear: The paradoxes in India's transport sector

No Indian airline makes money, railways' passenger traffic is stagnant, and roads have a revenue imbalance problem, but investments in all three are like never before, notes T N Ninan

Biocon chief Kiran Majumdar-Shaw slams poor condition of Bengaluru roads

The arterial roads which are dug for various civic works are not being repaired. The potholes have resulted in several deaths in Bengaluru, triggering public outrage.

The long road to safety

Car-makers' airbag objections are disingenuous

Gadkari lays foundation stones of national highways worth Rs 26,778 crore

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday inaugurated and laid the foundation stones of 821-km national highway (NH) projects worth Rs 26,778 crore in Uttar Pradesh. Road Transport and Highways Minister Gadkari inaugurated and laid the foundation stones in Kanpur for eight national highway projects worth Rs 14,199 crore; in Lucknow for 16 NH projects worth Rs 7,409 crore; and in Shringverpur Dham, Prayagraj for four national highway projects worth Rs 5,169 crore, the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways said in a statement. He inaugurated and laid the foundation stone in the presence of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, among others. With the construction of Lucknow Ring Road, travelling will become convenient and with the construction of Lucknow-Kanpur Greenfield Expressway; reaching Lucknow airport from Kanpur will take less time. It will also be connected to Lucknow-Agra Expressway, which will reduce the distance to Delhi. With ...

Roads being built in Uttarakhand will open its doors to prosperity: Gadkari

Gadkari said after he became the minister of road transport and highways, he decided to change the face of Uttarakhand with projects worth Rs 2 lakh crore

Gadkari lays stone, inaugurates road projects worth Rs 4,160 crore in UP

Gadkari emphasised on infrastructure development for employment generation and economic prosperity

Private sector invests Rs 15,164 cr in roads till November this fiscal

Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said private sector investment in road construction in 2020-21 and 2019-20 was Rs 12,475.53 crore and Rs 21,925.98 crore, respectively

Govt exploring public financing for road infra projects: Gadkari

The Road Transport and Highways minister said the country has set several world records in road construction despite Covid

Total length of national highways up at 140,937 km till Nov-end: Gadkari

The minister said 49 projects in about 4,970 km costing about Rs 113,000 crore are in various stages of progress and are targeted for completion by 2023-24

Conciliation committees should decide road infra cases in 3 months: Gadkari

Gadkari further said there is a need to reduce delay in the decision making process

Road logistics market in India to reach $330 billion by 2025: Report

The road logistics market in India is expected to grow at a compounded annual growth rate of 8% in the next five years, to reach $330 billion by 2025, as per a report.

Road freight rates to cool off 10-12% following diesel price cut: IFTRT

The expected fall in truck rentals will be the first in five months

Gadkari favours raising speed limits on expressways to 140 km/hour

A Bill will soon be introduced in Parliament to revise the speed limits for vehicles for different categories of roads: Gadkari

Road length rises 17% to 6.39 mn km, registered vehicles 41% in 2015-19

The number of registered vehicles in India rose by 41 per cent to 296 million in 2019 from 210 million in 2015, according to the Road Transport and Highways ministry data

Delhi: Portion of road under IIT flyover caves in, traffic affected

A portion of a road under IIT-Delhi flyover caved in due to heavy rains in the last few days, affecting traffic in the area on Saturday, officials said

Portion of road in Delhi's Dwarka caves in amid heavy rains, car gets stuck

A portion of a road caved in Dwarka's Sector 18 due to heavy rains in the national capital and a traffic police constable's car got stuck there on Monday evening, officials said.

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.

Gadkari lays foundation stone of Rs 8,341-cr road projects in Rajasthan

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of Rs 8,341-crore highway projects in Rajasthan