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.
Category: Roads & Highways
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Kanpur’s road median to be beautified at Rs 5 cr
In Kanpur, for beautification of road divider from Naronha to Gol Chauraha, the Uttar Pradesh government has released Rs 5 crore. The divider will be decorated with greenery by planting flower plants and herbs.
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Rs 116 cr for road works, rail bridges in Hoshiarpur
In Punjab's Hoshiarpur district railway over bridges and roads will be strengthened and renovated at a cost of Rs 116.77 crore, said the district's Deputy Commissioner Varun Roojam on September 3. Works will also be undertaken to strengthen link road connectivity and ensure hassle free movement of traffic, Roojam added. 16.50 kilometre road connecting Binewal and Khurali villages is being strengthened and widened at a cost of Rs 11.55 crore, he added.
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Collapsed bridge not rebuilt in TN even after 13 years
The collapsed bridge on the Pasimuthan canal in Thillainayagapuram village near Chidambaram in Tamil Nadu has not yet been reconstructed, even after 13 years of the bridge collapse. When the rainy season arrives villagers of North Thillainayagapuram are virtually cut off from rest of the world as they don't have any alternative bridge to cross the canal.
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Improper repairs to Varanasi roads
The authorities concerned in Varanasi have taken up repairs to the city roads at last. But the contractors are not using the binding material in their works, but simply filling the potholes with boulders. With this, the condition of the city roads is deteriorating further and troubling the motorists and commuters.