Union Road Transport and Highways Minister CP Joshi informed media persons that Delhi, Punjab and Haryana governments agreed to construct a 357 km Delhi-Ludhiana Expressway at an investment of Rs 20,000 crore. This would be a six-lane expressway between Ludhiana and the national capital and the route map for this would be finalised by next month, the minister
Category: Roads & Highways
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Punjab to build 8 new ROBs for better road connectivity
Eight more railway over bridges (ROBs) have been planned in Punjab by the State government. The bridges are to come up in the critical areas of the state that would improve the road connectivity major cities and towns substantially.
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Ministry may miss 9,500 km road project target
Agency reports suggest that the union road ministry may not be able to award 9,500 km of projects, as was targeted, by the end of 2012-13 because several reasons like delays in environment clearances. Between Apr-Dec 2012, the ministry could award contracts for only 1,100 km of road projects. The main fact
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NHAI open to out of court settlement with green min
Reports suggest that National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is open for an out-of-court settlement on the issue of de-linking environment clearances from forest if the environment ministry agrees. In a petition filed at the Supreme Court, NHAI called for delinking of environment approval from forest clearance to hasten highway development
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NHBF seeks prior approval for highway projects
In a letter to NHAI, the National Highways Builders Federation (NHBF) recommended that highway projects should not be called for bids before securing requisite clearances, for land acquisition, environment, forest and wildlife. NHBF is a lobby body for highway developers and the letter is also addressed to the Highway Ministry and Finance Ministry on
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GVK cancels highway contract with NHAI
After GMR, now it is GVK Power and Infrastructure which has terminated a contract with the National Highways Authority for building a section of road in Madhya Pradesh. GVK Shivpuri Dewas Expressway, a subsidiary of GVK Power and Infrastructure, has terminated the concession agreement, on January 12, executed by it with NHAI, the company said in a BSE filing on January 14.
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CM firm over Mumbai’s coastal road project
Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan, who has been pushing for the Rs 8,000-crore coastal road project between Colaba and Kandivali, has been receiving warnings from senior ministers of NCP, saying the project is likely to alter the picturesque seashore, which is the main tourist attraction of Mumbai.
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Maha’s e’way safety: Auto body to submit report by Feb 7
A report recommending safety measures to be taken on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway and the Mumbai-Goa highway will be submitted to the Maharashtra government by February 7. The report is being prepared by the Western India Automobile Association ( WIAA).
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Infra firms face hardships over road projects
Finding it difficult to close road contracts undertaken in the build-operate-transfer mode due to delays construction companies are in a quandary over National Highway and State road projects. They are now looking at new norms that place emphasis on the equipment, procurement and construction (EPC) approach.
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Reliance Infra may exit from Haryana h’way project
Fear of Reliance Infrastructure exiting Haryana's maiden toll road project - the Gurgaon-Faridabad highway — looms large as the company has been incurring a daily revenue loss of at least Rs 10-Rs 12 lakh since trucks are not paying toll charges and also damaging toll plazas.