To improve lane driving in Delhi, the State PWD will create 'lane changing zones' well before a flyover or a cut comes up on a road. This will be done by painting arrow signs on the lanes and putting up road signs well ahead to avoid last-minute cross-weaving of traffic.
Category: Roads & Highways
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TN implementing road infra projects worth Rs 10k cr
The Tamil Nadu State Highways Department is implementing road infrastructure improvement projects at a cost of Rs 10,000 crore, The State Minister for Highways and Minor Ports Department Edappady K Palaniswami, said in Coimbatore on January 7.
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States to be asked to emulate Surat’s ring road model
The Union Urban Development Ministry is to ask all State governments to follow the SuratÂ’s Outer Ring Road Development (ORRD) model as it has impressed with the ORRD's revenue generation model, prepared by Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC).
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Chandigarh roads to be widened soon
In Chandigarh, the pending demand of widening roads in several parts of the city has finally been heard by the authorities concerned and the UT and municipal corporation have started the exercise in this regard.
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Rs 6 cr for relaying of Kochi’s MG Road stretch
Kerala Public Works Department (PWD) officials have said that the relaying of MG Road's stretch from South Junction to Madhava Pharmacy Junction in Kochi could not be delayed since it would lead to widespread criticism.
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Punjab proposes 6-lane Delhi-Ludhiana e’way
The Punjab government has planned new six-lane express highway between Ludhiana and Delhi mainly to de-congest the National Highway (NH) 1 and cut short the distance between the two cities.
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Karnataka okays Rs 3,658 cr rural road projects
The Karnataka State Cabinet on January 10 cleared two rural road improvement projects worth Rs 3,658 crore in 189 Assembly constituencies across the state. Under one scheme, 30 km of rural roads will be developed in each of the 189 Assembly segments at a cost of Rs 42 lakh per km — which includes a maintenance period of five years.
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Nod to Rs 5,652 cr road projects in Bihar,J’khand, Odisha
Two highway projects for widening of roads in Bihar, Jharkhand and Odisha have been approved by the Union government at an expenditure of Rs 5,652.03 crore. The projects approved by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) included Rs 2,015.60 crore scheme for widening of Patna-Gaya-Dobhi section in Bihar and Rs 3636.43 crore project for Baharagora-Sambalpur stretch in Odisha and Jharkhand, an official statement said.
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Orang Kalaktang Shergaon Rupa Tenga road to be ready by 2014
The road broadening work on the Orang Kalaktang Shergaon Rupa Tenga (OKSRT) and the Balipara Bomdila Tawang (BBT) roads are on in full swing, Border Roads Organisation (BRO) Commander Col Rahul Trivedi has said. He assured that the OKSRT road would be fully operational by next year.
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‘Ensure zero tolerance for pollution in JK highway project’
According to media reports, an assembly panel of Jammu and Kashmir has voiced concern over ecological impact of 4-lane Srinagar-Jammu National Highway. The panel has stressed on ensuring zero tolerance for pollution and adoption of eco-friendly practices in the construction.