Since builders are not coming forward due to fund crunch in the present economic environment, it is not possible to construct 20 km of roads in a day, Union Road Transport and Highways Minister CP Joshi said on January 24. Joshi said that the government's past experience says it can achieve this target only when it is in a position to award 7,000 km per year for three consecutive years.
Category: Roads & Highways
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Centre okays two key road projects for Arunachal
The Union government on January 21 approved the construction of two roads in Arunachal Pradesh - Bameng to Lada (55 kms) and Miao to Vijaynagar (157 kms) - in principle under the Prime Minister Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY).
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NHAI formulating policy for early exit of developers
The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) is preparing a new policy that would facilitate and allow the construction companies to exit as soon as the road project is commissioned. The NHAI's move follows highway construction industry's pressing demand to allow them to disinvest from the highway projects when those are commissioned.
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TN to develop road networks along Chennai ORR
The Tamil Nadu government on January 23 announced that a detailed project report will soon be prepared for the development of grid roads along the Chennai Outer Ring Road (ORR). The government has sanctioned Rs. 5.22 crore for the study that will look into various aspects including alignment, design and land acquisition for the 62 km-long project that is being developed in two phases.
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Mysore Road stretch in Blore to be made into one-way
To de-congest traffic on Mysore Road in Bangalore, a section of the busy main road will be made into a one-way. The BBMP is in the final stages of construction of a ramp over the drain near Gali Anjaneya Temple which joins Mysore Road from Chord Road.
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State govt mulls risk-proofing of PPP projects in ports
In order to ensure coastal security, the home ministry of Maharashtra government is reportedly planning to adopt risk-proofing in public private partnership (PPP) contracts for the development of these minor ports. According to the government plan, certain risk-proof clauses could be included in the PPP agreement on the lines of similar clauses in defence contracts to Ăâensure acco
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Mumbai h’way’s 2-km stretch in Pune to be concretised
In Pune, a 2-km stretch of the Pune-Mumbai highway from Phugewadi to Dapodi will soon be concretised along all eight lanes. The stretch, which falls in the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) limits, was widened earlier, but its concretisation work has not been completed. The PCMC has already concretised the 11-km highway stretch from Phugewadi to Nigdi.
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‘Reopening of Stilwell Road will propel NE’s development’
For overall economic development of the northeast region, re-opening of the historic Stillwell Road, the gateway to South East Asia, is essential, said
Arunachal Pradesh Governor Gen (Retd) JJ Singh.
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Chandigarh to have a concrete road soon
In Chandigarh, the drive to Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research (PGI) and Punjab Engineering College (PEC) will no longer be a bumpy ride as the Chandigarh civic body has given the road analysis project to Punjab Engineering College (PEC).
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Work on key road grade separator in Delhi to begin soon
In Delhi, work on Rani Jhansi grade separator is expected to start soon, after a delay of four years. The North Municipal Corporation has approved the commissionerĂâs proposal of giving Delhi government land in exchange for the land that will be acquired from private property owners in Azad Market and Model Basti.