To restore the washed out roads and bridges in Uttarakhand, the Union government has been urged by its Road Ministry to provide Rs 5,000 crore. On June 17, flash floods had washed away many vital road links and thousands died in the natural calamity. The Ministry has estimated to restore the road network in the next three years.
Category: Roads & Highways
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Only 52 potholes on 652 newly-built Mumbai roads: Report
Mumbai's 652 newly-constructed roads have only 52 potholes, SGS India private Ltd, a Switzerland - based third party auditor, has stated in its report submitted to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation. According to the report, it found only 52 potholes, which disturbed just a fraction — 0.028 per cent — of the total area of roads built by contractors under its supervision.
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Swift repair to caved-in key road in Mumbai
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has restored the caved-in road portion of Netaji Subhashchandra Marg, near Girgaum Chowpatty in the city. The road portion was caved in because of a pipeline burst on the morning of August 24. Now the road has been reopened for traffic.
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Two civic bodies in Odisha to build plastic roads
Now two civic bodies in Odisha-Bhubaneswar and Cuttack are to construct roads by using the recycled plastic. By doing so, the the government plans to get rid of the twin cities of plastic waste. Such plastic incorporated roads are also said to be more durable, especially to withstand the rainy season damages.
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Dalpatpur-Dasna highway in UP has 4 toll plazas
There are four toll plazas set up on the stretch of National Highway (NH-24) between Dalpatpur (Moradabad) to Dasna (Gaziabad) in Uttar Pradesh. Toll Plazas were established accordingly so as to ensure that there is no revenue loss to the government.
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NHAI to scrap 6 projects due to land acquisition issues
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has decided to scrap six projects worth Rs 4,000 crore due to land acquisition hurdles. NHAI's move comes while the Union Ministry of Road Transport has been trying to revive interest in the road sector through a slew of measures including amendments in the exit policy for private developers and rescheduling the premium that the developers owe the NHAI.
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Goa to take up road repairs from Sept 15
The Goa government will take up road repairs from September 15. Roads battered by rains will be taken up for repairs and those road contracts with three-year warranty period will be repaired by the contractors concerned at their cost. The State Public Works Department (PWD) will undertake temporary repairs as soon as the rains recedes.
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Roads need immediate repairs in Brajrajnagar area
In Odisha's Brajrajnagar Municipality area commuting during monsoon is a struggle for the residents. Water puddles dot the roads. The condition prevails in the Municipality which was awarded as the best Municipality by the Chief Minister this year. Ironically, Brajrajnagar Municipality was also described as the fast track Municipality.
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Underpass planned at Rs 115 cr at IIT-Delhi on NH 24
To ease traffic on the busy NH 24, the Noida Authority has sent an estimate of Rs 115 crore for a proposed underpass at the crossroads of the highway to IIT-Delhi. Noida Authority has sent an estimate of Rs 115 crore for the planned underpass. Tender proceeding for the underpass will be initiated once the approval from IIT-Delhi come through and the Authority is expecting the approval by September 15.
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Over 30K trees to be axed to expand highway in J’khand
In Jharkhand's Ranchi and Khunti divisions, 16,000 trees are likely to be felled while in Jamshedpur division another 14,000 trees will be felled to pave way for the four-laning of the 165 km Ranchi-Jamshedpur National Highway 33.