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.
Category: Roads & Highways
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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 “ensure 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 commissionerÂ’s 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.
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Gurgaon civic body to decide on uniform road signage
The authorities have at last woken up to the grim fact that the Gurgaon streets, not to mention the landmarks, lack proper signage system. With hardly any signboards anywhere in Gurgaon, visitors and residents have a tough time in negotiating their way. This reality is likely to change soon with the district heads coming together and deciding to form a committee to fix a uniform signage format for all important roads and government buildings in the city.
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Envionment ministry sits on 307 road projects
According to union road ministry, till October 2012 a total of 307 road projects are pending for environmental and forest clearances. This also includes cases with the Border Roads Organization (BRO), sources from the Union Road Transport Ministry (RTM) said. It is learnt that these projects are mainly for widening existing carriageways in order to augment capa
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Blore Mayor asks contractor to speed up road work
Bangalore Mayor DV Venkatesh Murthy has warned the contractor of road work of Mysore Road that if he does not finish the work by April 30, the work will be transferred to Karnataka Rural Infrastructure Development Limited (KRIDL). Also, the contractor would be banned from taking up projects for two years