In Uttar Pradesh, the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court has expressed concern over rampant encroachment along the national highway on the 15-km stretch from the engineering college on Sitapur Road to the Barabanki border on Faizabad Road. The high court on April 2 issued a notice to the National Highway Authority of India for reply and fixed April 9 for next hearing.
Category: Roads & Highways
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Planning Commission faces flak for delays in road sector
Planning Commission has reportedly been criticised by members of the parliamentary committee on road transport for causing delay in decision making by NHAI and the Union Highways Ministry by raising objections to contract conditions.
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Nod to develop 471 km highways at Rs 4,618 cr
Four proposals to widen a total of 471 km of highways have been approved by the Union Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs. The proposed road works require an investment of Rs 4,618 crore. The projects are Jabalpur-Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh, Demow-Bogibil, Jorhat-Demow and Numaligarh-Jorhat.
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Cabinet clears Rs 46 bn worth highway projects
The Rs 2,686 crore Jabalpur-Bhopal road widening project in Madhya Pradesh received the approval of the Cabinet Committee for Economic Affairs recently. The 294-km road project would be taken up on a build-operate-transfer – (BOT-toll) basis. This means the project developer will invest in widening the road and collect toll revenues over the concession period. This is one of the four road widening projects involving a total of 471 km of highways and cumulatively worth Rs 4,61
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Chennai to have 45-km elevated road to ease traffic jams
To ease traffic congestion in Chennai, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on April 1 announced a slew of road projects, including an elevated road between Taramani and Mamallapuram. The elevated road is to ease traffic congestion caused by the proliferation of IT companies, educational institutions and skyscrapers.
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Srinagar’s Pantha Chowk-Sempora road to be widened
Srinagar District Development Commissioner Farooq Ahmad Shah on April 1 convened a meeting of officers for the immediate widening of National Highway from Pantha Chowk to Sempora in Srinagar. Discussions were held for expediting the widening of National highway at Pantha Chowk besides the removal of encroachments and other bottle necks including popular trees and shifting of utilities across the road.
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IVRCL sells highway projects in TN to TRIL Roads
Hyderabad-based IVRCL has monetised three road tollways by selling stake to TRIL Roads, a Tata Group company. The deal, covering all the three projects in Tamil Nadu, is estimated at Rs 2,200 crore. This stake sale agreement is part of the Hyderabad-based infrastructure company IVRCLÂ’s Strategic Business Plan to monetise its build, operate and transfer (BOT) road assets.
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Crucial river bridge on NH-6 near Kolkata completed
A crucial river-bridge on NH-6 near Kolaghat, approximately 70 km from Kolkata, was completed on April 1. Developed by the Mumbai-based Ashoka Buildcon, the 1.2-km bridge over Roopnarayan River was a Golden Quadrilateral project undertaken by National Highways Authority of India in 2001.
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Blore’s MG Road boulevard to be ready by this month-end
In Bangalore, the MG Road boulevard which is being reconstructed by Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation (BMRCL) will be thrown open to public by the end of this April. The boulevard with two-tier walkway is receiving finishing touches with inspection and maintenance checks being carried out by engineers and BMRCL authorities.
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Gammon gets financial closure for 5 road projects
Gammon Infrastructure Projects has received financial closures for five road projects spread across different states. The company received a total grant of over Rs 1,000 crore for these projects, according to Parag Parikh, ED and CFO, Gammon Infra. The five road projects include Yamunanagar-Panchkula in Haryana, Patna-Buxar in Bihar, Sidhi-Singrauli in Madhya Pradesh, Birmitrapur Barkote in Orissa and Vijayawada Gundugolanu in Andhra Pradesh.