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Kochi gives ambitious ring road project a push

Kochi gives ambitious ring road project a push

The Greater Cochin Development Authority (GCDA) will submit the alignment of the proposed 64-km ring road connecting Chatiyath and Panangad before the Ports Department for approval. Since about 10.5 km stretch of the road between Chatiyath and Varapuzha passes through coastal areas, GCDA would require the approval from the Ports Department.

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Work on Delhi’s signal-free stretch to start this month

Work on Delhi’s signal-free stretch to start this month

Work on the first phase of the signal-free stretch on Outer Ring Road of Delhi is expected to begin later this month. The Rs 559.6-crore project will include construction of a 3.3km elevated road from Vikaspuri to Meera Bagh that will zip over five intersections. The project, undertaken by the State Public Works Department (PWD), is part of a Rs 2,200 crore project that seeks to make the 17 km stretch from Vikaspuri to Wazirabad signal-free.

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Work on Delhi’s signal-free stretch to start this month

Work on Delhi’s signal-free stretch to start this month

Work on the first phase of the signal-free stretch on Outer Ring Road of Delhi is expected to begin later this month. The Rs 559.6-crore project will include construction of a 3.3km elevated road from Vikaspuri to Meera Bagh that will zip over five intersections. The project, undertaken by the State Public Works Department (PWD), is part of a Rs 2,200 crore project that seeks to make the 17 km stretch from Vikaspuri to Wazirabad signal-free.

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Govt to adopt EPC model again for road projects

Govt to adopt EPC model again for road projects

Reports indicate that the union government prefers to award road projects on engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) model because of poor interest shown by developers for PPP (BOT) model. It is learnt that the recent award of road projects witnessed a considerable decline in the number of bidders on the BOT toll basis

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Govt to adopt EPC model again for road projects

Govt to adopt EPC model again for road projects

Reports indicate that the union government prefers to award road projects on engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) model because of poor interest shown by developers for PPP (BOT) model. It is learnt that the recent award of road projects witnessed a considerable decline in the number of bidders on the BOT toll basis

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MTHL comes in the way of JNPT’s proposed terminal

MTHL comes in the way of JNPT’s proposed terminal

Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) is reworking the design of its proposed fifth container terminal along with a ship repair facility after it was forced to clear the Mumbai Trans-Harbour Link Project. The port has to look at other alternatives, as the link will now pass through the waters where it had planned fifth terminal, said L Radhakrishnan, Chairman of JNPT. The proposed Mumbai Trans-Harbour Link would pass through the waters of JNPT where the container port was

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MTHL comes in the way of JNPT’s proposed terminal

MTHL comes in the way of JNPT’s proposed terminal

Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) is reworking the design of its proposed fifth container terminal along with a ship repair facility after it was forced to clear the Mumbai Trans-Harbour Link Project. The port has to look at other alternatives, as the link will now pass through the waters where it had planned fifth terminal, said L Radhakrishnan, Chairman of JNPT. The proposed Mumbai Trans-Harbour Link would pass through the waters of JNPT where the container port was

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Kochi’s Banerji Road widening work from Feb 18

Kochi’s Banerji Road widening work from Feb 18

Widening of the Banerji Road in Kochi city will be taken up by the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) on February 18 as part of the next phase of preparatory works for Kochi Metro. The contractors engaged for the road work have already started mobilising resources required to execute the work.

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Hyd’s Srinagar Colony road declared a commercial one

Hyd’s Srinagar Colony road declared a commercial one

In Hyderabad, Srinagar Colony main road has been declared a commercial road, paving the way for property owners to either construct or exploit their existing buildings for commercial use. Henceforth, the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) will allow shopping complexes, hotels, hospitals, retail shopping activities, service establishments, function halls and petro filling stations on the road.