Under the Engineering, Procurement and Contract (EPC) route, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is set to award road projects of over 1,600 km in the next few months. It sends an indication that in the road sector the momentum is picking up again after sector had been under pressure till recently.
Category: Roads & Highways
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Litigation stalls work on NH-1 in Punjab: Govt
The stretch of National Highways (NH-1) between Shambhu and Amritsar falls in the jurisdiction of two projects namely Panipat to Jalandhar and Jalandhar to Amritsar, said Sarvey Sathyanarayana, Union Minister of State in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways in a reply to a question in Lok Sabha on December 9.
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Widening of 85-ft road in Indore to be paced up
In Indore, the road widening work of 85-feet wide road from Marimata Square to Banganga Railway Over Bridge is expected to gain momentum after December 8. In the construction of the road, as many as 307 structures including 16 temples were identified as hurdles.
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Peddar Road flyover to be built upto Girgaum Chowpatty
In Mumbai, the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) will go ahead with its original plan to build the flyover from Haji Ali-Girgaum Chowpatty. Now it will discard Mumbai Transformation Support UnitÂ’s (MTSU) plan for a shorter version of Peddar Road flyover covering only Cadbury Junction, said MSRDC.
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NHAI to collect toll at Brahmarakootlu on NH 73
Stating that toll collected from commuters is for maintenance of the respective roads, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has stated that it would start collecting toll at Brahmarakootlu between Mangalore and BC Road from December 5. The NHAI has issued a notification to this effect.
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Road repairs in Hyd to be given to contractors
Maintenance of about 500 km length of roads in Hyderabad would soon be outsourced by the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC). In the first phase, main roads will be given for annual maintenance contract and would be extended to other roads in the later phases if it yields good results.
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UP firm on road widening project in Varanasi
The Uttar Pradesh government has made it clear that the road widening project in Varanasi city will become functional in January next.
The State Minister of State for PWD and Irrigation Surendra Patel said this and stated that the government would not succumb to pressure from a section of traders, who are protesting the road widening.
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Vizag to get one more 100-ft road
100-ft road in Madhurawada zone to promote connectivity in Visakhapatnam Metropolitan Region (VMR). Keeping in view the demand from the locals and the directions from Lok Ayukta, VUDA has initiated to construct a road connecting the national highway at Durga Theatre to Bakkannapalem junction, which is about 1.8 km.
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Kanpur to get its first multi-level parking lot in 2014
Kanpur to get its first multi-level parking facility next year with a capacity to park 450 vehicles. Construction on the project would begin on Canal Road in the city next year, said the Kanpur Development Authority (KDA).
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Govt cuts burden on BRO, takes back projects
To reduce the burden on Border Roads Organisation (BRO), the Union government has decided to take back several road projects from it and help it focus on border areas. BRO's prime task is developing and maintaining 'strategic roads' in border areas.