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.
Category: Roads & Highways
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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
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Road work opposed in TN’s tiger reserve area
In Tamil Naudu, green activists are up in arms against construction of three new roads being in the forest area of the state. Hardly just two months ago the Sathyamangalam wildlife sanctuary in the state was classified as a tiger reserve by the Union Environment Ministry and the roads are being laid. The activists believe the roads will disrupt and disturb wildlife in the region.
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Road network essential for development: J&K Minister
Jammu and Kashmir Minister for Forest, Ecology and Environment, Mian Altaf Ahmad on May 19 termed the road connectivity as one of the important basic needs of people. Altaf concluded an extensive tour of Kangan constituency and took stock of the ongoing road projects coming up under PMGSY in the constituency.