The Planning Commission is not in favour of the National Highways Authority of India's insistence of rescheduling the premium of Kishangarh-Udaipur-Ahmedabad highway project. The Planning Commission is of the view that NHAI should go for re-bidding of the Kishangarh-Udaipur-Ahmedabad project in the wake of GMR walking out of it.
Category: Roads & Highways
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NHAI may terminate 3 road projects
Taking note of a three road developers' inability to furnish Performance Bank Guarantee (PBG), the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) board on August 23 considered termination of the three road projects. NHAI said that the board considered three projects for termination due to the inability of developers to furnish IMG. There were seven more projects, which are not moving, in the list. These projects were left out now, NHAI said.
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Resurfacing to 15 roads in Nashik
In Nashik city, 15 major roads will be resurfaced soon. The Nashik Municipal Corporation (NMC) on August 22 approved a proposal in this regard. The NMC had proposed to resurface the 15 roads after the monsoon and has finalised private contractors for the road work. NMC Standing committee chairman Ramesh Dhongade said that the committee approved the proposal to resurface the 15 roads at a cost of around Rs 14 crore.
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New ROB to replace Periyar Nagar bridge in Chennai
In Chennai, a new road over bridge (ROB) is to be constructed across the railway track at Periyar Nagar on the Thiruvanaikovil Trunk Road. The ROB construction is to be taken up by the Tamil Nadu State Highways Department and it is set to call tenders next month for the same. The Rail Vikas Nigam, a public sector undertaking, will construct the Railway portion of the proposed ROB, say sources in the State department.
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Hyderabad needs all-weather roads: Experts
Fed up with the travel on Hyderabad roads, experts have suggested the government to call in global experts and build one or two model roads in the city and follow such method of constructing long-lasting roads. As the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) is not following a professional approach for road building and maintenance, and thats why most of the city roads are now in a bad shape, experts like S Nagabhushan Rao, adviser to the World Bank-aided Road Safety Project in Andhra Prad
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Rs 76 cr to repair damaged roads in Ernakulam district
To repair roads within three weeks in Ernakulam district in Kerala, which were damaged in the recent heavy rains, the State government has decided to provide Rs 76.15 crore, said the State Works Minister VK Ebrahim Kunju on August 19 in Kochi.
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BMC to concretise major roads in Mumbai
The master plan of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to concretise major roads in the city and then lay asphalt on them is under preparation. This will involve road tendering contracts worth Rs 7,000 crore over the next four years. The size of each road contract is likely to be raised to Rs 300 crore from Rs 165 crore so far.
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Old Hazaribag Road in Ranchi to be widened
By announcing a project to widen the Old Hazaribag Road in Ranchi of Jharkhand, the authorities concerned have created a feeling of relief to motorists and pedestrians who have been facing traffic problems on the road. The road stretches from Albert Ekka Chowk to Kokar Chowk in Ranchi.
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Key road in Coimbatore caves-in
In Coimbatore city, a newly constructed underground drainage chamber on Sathyamangalam Road has been caved-in forcing the traffic police to barricade the caved-in portion for safety and to keep off the traffic from plying on it. Complaints are pouring in that the contractor executing the project on behalf of the Coimbatore Corporation is at fault.
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Karnataka to spend more on road maintenance
The Karnataka government has taken note of the bad condition of the roads in the State and assured its Public Works Department (PWD) to provide more funds to repair and maintain them. PWD constructs and maintain majority of roads in the state. Since a long time the State PWD had been facing paucity of funds for road works.