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.
Category: Roads & Highways
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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.
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Goa govt set to collect toll on its roads
The Goa government has notified draft rules which propose charging vehicles for using State highway, district road, village road and bridges, but have exempted Goan private vehicles from this regime. While two wheelers are also exempted, commercial vehicles will have to pay the requisite fees.
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NHAI goes to SC on roadblocks, forest approvals
Seeking modification of its guidelines mandating forest clearance prior to environmental clearance, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) on January 9 moved the Supreme Court, saying the related procedures have delayed and stalled 22 important projects worth over Rs 20,000 crore.
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L&T faces Rs 3k cr order cut as GMR drops road project
Larsen & Toubro faces the prospect of cancellation of one of its biggest road building contracts worth almost 3,000 crore as its client GMR Infrastructure has decided to terminate the toll road project for National Highways Authority of India (NHAI). GMR Infrastructure has pulled out of NHAI's biggest road project being set up at a cost of 7,700 crore for the six-lane Udaipur-Kishangarh-Ahmedabad segment of the national highway, citing land acquisition, environmental clearance and toll notificat