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.
Category: Roads & Highways
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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 Ăâ 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.
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Lane-changing zones to come up on 674 roads in Delhi
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.
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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 SuratĂâs 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.