A facelift is to be given to the Annai Indira Gandhi Bridge, or the Pamban road bridge that connects the mainland to the island town of Rameswaram. As part of silver jubilee year of the the bridge, the facelift is being planned at a cost of Rs 18.57 crore. Renovation work on the 2.345-km-long bridge, inaugurated by the late Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on October 2, 1988, was heralded by special puja and prayers during Wednesday and Thursday.
Author: admin (Infratructure Today)
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Work to be resumed on Porur flyover in Chennai
In Chennai, work on the flyover at the busy junction in Porur has been put on hold by the highways department as there was a delay on the part of Chennai Metrowater in shifting water mains from the Chembarambakkam lake that run beneath the roadÃâs surface.
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Odisha’s two-laning of NHs to be over by 2017
By 2016-17, Odisha government wanted to complete two-laning of all the National Highways in the state. A decision in this regard was taken at a high-level meeting presided by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik at the State Secretariat in Bhubaneswar on April 13.
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Interoperable RFID tech-based toll system launched
The first interoperable Radio Frequency Identification Device (RFID) technology based Electronic Tolling System at Charoti Toll Plaza, Dahanu in Thane district of Maharashtra was dedicated to the nation by the Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways CP Joshi on April 12.
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Tirumangalam flyover in Chennai to be opened by Aug
In Chennai, the slow progress of flyover construction work at Tirumangalam junction on Jawaharlal Nehru Salai has made life for pedestrians and motorists miserable. The flyover at the intersection of second Avenue Anna Nagar and MogapÃÂpair road Ãâ Inner Ring road will pave way for easing traffic congestion on the busy Jawaharlal Nehru Salai.
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Opening of Mughal road to pep up Kashmir economy
As militancy in the Kashmir Valley has come down considerably, the 472-year-old Mughal road is opened to the public. Opening of the road will not only facilitate the movement of people and goods within the state to the benefit of social and economic life, but can also be a tourist attraction.
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Rs 5 cr spent on A’bad road only to be dug up for BRTS
Perhaps due to lack of planning by the Ahmedabad Urban Development Authority (Auda), around Rs 5 crore was spent on a road in Bopal in the city may go waste as it is likely to be dug up again after six months for construction of the Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) corridor.
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NHAI to award 4,000 km of roads in FY14
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GMR wants to resume highway project, offers guarantee
A fresh offer has been said to be offered by GMR Infrastructure for restarting work on India's largest road project, the 555-km-long Kishangarh-Udaipur-Ahmedabad highway. The company has told the Road Transport Ministry that it will provide a corporate guarantee of Rs 4,256 crore in exchange for reduction in the annual upfront payment.
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Haryana MP discusses about road projects with Delhi CM
To discuss a number of road projects that fall both in Haryana and Delhi states, Congress MP Deepender Singh Hooda on April 9 met Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dixit, officials said.