Reliance Infrastructure (RInfra) has complted widening of Salem-Ulundurpet road in Tamil Nadu and the company has begun collection of toll on the road.
Commuters can now travel on the 136 km stretch in less than two hours, which used to take over four hours earlier, Rinfra said.
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Category: Roads & Highways
Widened Salem-Ulunderpet road cuts travel time by half
Centre simplifies clearance for highways expansion
The clearance process for highways expansion has been simplified by the Union Environment Ministry. The simplification comes following intense pressure to speed up the process to aid infrastructure development including setting up townships and area-development projects. A notification to this effect was issued by the Ministry recently.
Govt may amend toll policy soon
The Union government is likely to take a decision on the practice of toll collection by road developers in the country. The Highways Ministry has suggested to the Union Cabinet to end the toll collection by road developers once the road project of the particular developer comes to an end. The idea is to ensure that developers expedite projects' completion rather than delay construction and keep on collecting toll.
Govt may amend toll policy soon
The Union government is likely to take a decision on the practice of toll collection by road developers in the country. The Highways Ministry has suggested to the Union Cabinet to end the toll collection by road developers once the road project of the particular developer comes to an end. The idea is to ensure that developers expedite projects' completion rather than delay construction and keep on collecting toll.
AP govt gives nod to Rs 200 cr road tunnel project
A road tunnel of 1.6 km length is to be built under the Simhachalam hills in coastal Andhra Pradesh at a cost of Rs 200 crore under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) Plus scheme. The tunnel would reduce traffic on NH-16 and cut a 10 km distance to 5 km from the existing 15 km between Visakhapatnam and Simhachalam temple. Varaha Lakshminarasimha Swamy is the presiding deity of the famous temple.
Work on Panipat-Jalandhar h’way delayed
Though the toll rates on Panipat-Jalandhar highway have been hiked for the road users, widening work on the highway has been delayed and the concessionaire company is badly maintaining it, forcing the motorists to face hardhips.
PSC inspects road works in Longleng of Nagaland
The Phom Students Conference (PSC) has praised the Mohan Singh company, which has taken up road works in Longleng district in Nagaland. Stating that despite heavy downpour and unfavourable weather conditions the work by Mohan Singh Company was going on in full progress.
Proposal to stop toll collection on incomplete roads
A proposal has been made to the government to stop private developers from collecting toll on highway widening projects during the construction phase, if the project falls behind schedule. The proposal has been made by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) and it is being studied by the Union Ministry for Road Transport and Highways.
NHAI tells govt to cancel stalled road projects amicably
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has suggested the Union Highways Ministry to see that the road project contracts are cancelled amicably than wasting time in trying to revive the projects. And it also urged the Ministry to deal with the developers in a way that the project contracts are cancelled amicably.
Rs 2,029 cr for 4-laning of Kaithal-Rajasthan border h’way
The Union Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has given its approval for four-laning of the Kaithal Rajasthan border section of National Highway-152/65 in Haryana under the National Highways Development Project (NHDP) Phase IV, on Design, Build, Finance, Operate and Transfer (BOT/DBFOT) basis in Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) (Toll) mode of delivery.

