In Mumbai, construction of Peddar Road flyover has seen some progress as the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) has called for a project management consultant to supervise the work of the controversial project, said Bipin Shrimali, Vice-Chairman and Managing Director of MSRDC.
Category: Roads & Highways
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Flyover in Bangalore’s Banaswadi to be widened
In Bangalore, to tackle the traffic congestion on one of the major roads in Banasawadi, East Bengaluru, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagar Palike (BBMP) is mulling over the construction of flyovers parallel to the existing one. The Corporation is also planning to provide one extra lane to the flyover loop which connects Byappanahalli to the Banasawadi flyover.
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Cabinet may consider road ministry proposal
Media reports indicate that the union cabinet may consider the proposal of the road ministry to allow road developers to sell their 100 percent stake in already awarded projects in favour of more capable firms. The highway ministry proposed this idea as many highway developers are unable to begin work on their project because of financial and
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Cabinet may consider road ministry proposal
Media reports indicate that the union cabinet may consider the proposal of the road ministry to allow road developers to sell their 100 percent stake in already awarded projects in favour of more capable firms. The highway ministry proposed this idea as many highway developers are unable to begin work on their project because of financial and
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Chennai to get two more foot over-bridges soon
Southern metropolitan city Chennai is likely to get two massive foot over-bridges , one across EVR Periyar Salai and the other in T Nagar. The existing foot over-bridges in Chennai are used for just about everything but crossing the road. At least 27 of the 32 foot over-bridges in the city are in a state of disrepair and littered with trash. Only few pedestrians dare use them.
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Kozhikode civic body gives land for road projects
Following request from concerned authorities, the civic body of Kozhikode is taking steps to hand over land for to the Public Works Department for the improvement of roads. Roads in the city would be upgraded under the Kozhikode City Road Improvement Project (KCRIP). For this purpose, the coordinator of KCRIP requested the Kozhikode corp
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Infra firms seek independent regulator for PPP projects
Reports indicate that infrastructure firms and lenders to the sector requested the government to set up an independent regulator to deal with uncertain events in the execution PPP projects. Firms and lenders want the proposed regulator to have powers to make the current agreements of the Public Private Partnership (PPP) projects more flexible to deal
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Bridges to connect Goshree Islands in Kochi: CM
For constructing four bridges connecting Goshree Islands in Kochi, the Kerala government has given its in-principle nod, said the State Chief Minister Oommen Chandy in the city on May 12. He was speaking after inaugurating the newly-constructed office building of Goshree Islands Development Authority (Gida) and the inland water transport terminal.
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Coir to be used in road construction in rural India
The government has taken initiative to use coconut fibre or coir in the road construction activity. The National Rural Roads Development Agency (NRRDA) has approved Central Coir Research Institute (CCRI) as a nodal institute for application of coir geotextiles in construction of rural roads.
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Kochi’s AL Jacob flyover opens to public
In Kochi, the new Railway Over Bridge constructed by the DMRC near the KSRTC bus station was finally named ‘AL Jacob’ flyover during its inaugural function. However, Kerala Chief minister Oommen Chandy said the feeder Road from Kadavantra to the RoB would continue to be known as ‘Salim-Rajan’ Road. A row over the naming of the RoB had broken out with the kin of the late Salim and Rajan, two class 1X students, brutally murdered by a local goon 43 years ago at the present RoB site, objected to nam