In Kerala, residents of Kannadichal in Kumarakom panchayat are expecting that they will be third-time lucky in the case of the completion of the approach road of a bridge, which was constructed almost 10 years ago. The previous two attempts by the district panchayat to construct an approach road to the bridge failed as the road caved in and now PWD roads division has taken up the task for the third time.
Category: Roads & Highways
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Hazaribag’s rural roads to be repaired at Rs 80 lakh
In Jharkhand's Hazaribag, the District Deputy Commissioner ManishRanjan has sanctioned Rs 80 lakh for repair and construction of rural roads and bridges from the development funds that the district received from the state government. The money was sanctioned after the DC reviewed the progress of construction of roads and bridges both in the rural area and the state highways with the engineers of the PWD roads division and the Hazaribag special (rural) division here on Sunday.
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West Bengal takes up highway repair work
West Bengal Public Works Department's NH wing has stepped up repair work on a number of national highway stretches across the state. They are putting to use funds from both the Union ministry of road, transport and highways and the state budget.
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Mumbai’s Milan rail over-bridge to open shortly
In Mumbai, with the much-delayed Milan rail over-bridge set to open by next week, commuters in the western suburbs can have a smooth commuting. Mumbaikars wishing to cross over from SV Road to the Western Express Highway had to earlier use Milan subway — a notorious flooding spot prone to congestion.
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All villages in J&K’s constituency to get roads by 2018
All villages of Udhampur-Doda constituency in Jammu and Kashmir will be connected with roads by 2018, a local MP said on May 20. The villages would be connected with roads under centrally-funded and other schemes by 2018, Choudhary Lal Singh said while addressing a rally after inaugurating a bridge at Agar village in Reasi district.
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Plea for foot hill road from Dimapur to Tizit in Nagaland
In Nagaland, the Lotha Lower Range Public Organisation (LLRPO), Bhandari, has expressed the need to construct a foot hill road from Dimapur to Tizit (Mon), stating it will be lifeline for Naga general public and particularly the neighbouring districts of Dimapur, Wokha, Mokokchung, Longleng, and Mon. Stating it had been vocal for the last four years regarding the issue, LLRPO urged upon all the newly elected legislatures, particularly of Dimapur, Wokha, Mokokchung, Longleng, and Mon to constitut
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Road work commences in Madikeri from Ranipete Junction
In Karnataka's Madikeri, newly-elected MLA Appachu Ranjan flagged off work on road and drains taken up under the Chief MinisterÂ’s Small and Medium Town Development programme on May 20. The total cost of the work is Rs 30 crore. The Rs two-crore work on laying concrete road from Ranipete Junction to Convent Junction in Madikeri will be taken up in the first phase.
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MSRDC to install Brifen Rope Wires on Mumbai-Pune E’way
To install Brifen Rope Wires on the median of the entire 95-km Mumbai-Pune Expressway stretch another Rs 16.35 crore will be spent. The budget of Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) indicates that groundwork for augmenting Mumbai-Pune ExpresswayÂ’s capacity will not happen this year. But, installation of safety and security systems will not wait for next year.
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Work on new railway overbridge at BC?Road begins
In Karnataka's Bantwal area, work on the new railway overbridge adjacent to the old over-bridge has finally kicked off. the 50-year old railway over-bridge located on the national highway in BC Road is in dilapidated condition, posing threat to passersby.
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Govt to set up mechanism for dispute resolution in PPP projects
Based on the direction from Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, the Planning Commission will prepare the draft Bill on Dispute Resolution in public contracts in consultation with all stakeholders and ministries. In a first step to improve the institutional arrangement for dispute settlement, Singh asked the panel to prepare a draft bill to put in place a mechanism for