In Kolkata, the flyover that links Belghoria Expressway with Jessore Road to National Highway 2 and NH 6 was indefinitely closed to traffic on June 11 afternoon after a big chunk of concrete caved in, leaving a gaping hole on the west-bound flank. National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) officials were unwilling to commit on when the expressway would again be opened to traffic. The over 4-metre wide gaping hole was first spotted around 2 pm by the driver of a private car heading towards Dakshi
Category: Roads & Highways
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Kerala govt to build 22 new roads
The Kerala State Cabinet on June 12 gave its approval to an ambitious project to develop 22 new roads/flyovers in various parts of the state and the State capital Thiruvananthapuram. Flyovers will be built at Palarivattom, Vytilla and Kundanoor on the Edapally-Aroor stretch of the National Highway and at Kalamaserry Apollo junction, as part of the project. The Cabinet also sanctioned Rs 5 crore to the Horticulture Department for intervening in the open market to contain the rise in prices of ess
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Elevated corridor ready for traffic in Nashik
In Nashik, the he 6.1-km elevated corridor on the Mumbai-Agra national highway is ready for vehicular traffic. However, at Adgaon Naka, where the flyover descends north of Dwarka junction on the highway, a patch of 150 meters on the service road is still not completed given the objection by its landlord who has been demanding compensation.
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Bad roads, flyover work bother PimpriChinchwad residents
Residents of Empire Estate housing colony in PimpriChinchwad of Pune area have complained about bad roads and traffic problems they are facing in their locality. Construction of a flyover by the PimpriChinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) to connect Kalewadi and ChinchwadMIDC areas has become a problem for the residents. Buildings of the society are located on either side of the main road where the flyover is being built. As many as 8,000 residents of the colony have complained about potholes,
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Panel to clear highway projects less than Rs 5 bn
Highway projects worth costing less than Rs 500 crore may be approved by the Standing Finance Committee chaired by the union road transport and highways secretary. A proposal to this effect was approved by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) recently. A statement released by CCEA said the committee will clear all p
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Road repairs to be completed soon in Nashik’s MIDC area
Road repairs have been taken up by the Nashik Municipal Corporation in the city's Ambad industrial estate. The works were to be completed before the commencement of the monsoon, according to Suresh Mali, the president of the Ambad Industries and Manufacturers Association (AIMA). Deputy engineer PH Pathade at the Nashik Municipal Corporation's Cidco Divisional Office said that the civic body had recently invited bids worth Rs 86 lakh to undertake the road repair works in the Maharashtra industria
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Now, Road Ministry can okay projects upto Rs 500 cr
The Union Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved the proposal to delegate powers for appraisal and approval of national highways projects of upto Rs 500 crore to the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways.
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CM launches road widening work in Indore
In Indore, the Madhya Pradesh Chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan performed the bhoomi pujan (groundbreaking ceremony) for an 80-feet wide road from Marimata square to the railway overbridge -- a distance of roughly 2.5 km -- on Wednesday. The MP Road Development Corporation is providing Rs 22.36 crore for the road widening work, expected to be completed within three months.
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IL&FS gets nod for three road projects
Concession agreements have been signed with the authorities concerned for three road projects in Rajasthan, Punjab and Himachal Pradesh, IL&FS Transportation Networks has stated in a communication to the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE). The road projects are: Kiratpur Ner Chowk section of NH 21 of 90.175 km in Punjab and Himachal Pradesh.
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Contractors show no interest over Blore road projects
Media reports say that contractors are not enthusiastic to take up upgradation of roads planned at Rs 72 crore by the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP). The work comprises upgradation of seven major roads, including Residency and Richmond Road in the heart of the Indian IT City. Although BBMP and Karnataka government are eager to provide quality roads in the city through 'TenderSure' initiative by integrating all the civic agencies, there are no takers for the project.