All ducts of bridges on the Pune-Bangalore Highway should be completely closed, says the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) consultantsĆā committee.
Category: Roads & Highways
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Road construction becomes risky in north-east India
Due to security concerns and threats from local terrorist groups in the north eastern region of the country, private road developers are not very keen to take up road projects. The Union Road Ministry has made ambitious plans to improve road infrastructure, including an accelerated road development programme in the region.
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Work to begin on world-class road projects in Chennai
On laying world-class roads in Chennai, the preliminary work will soon to begin by the Chennai Corporation. The Corporation will issue tenders for starting work on four of these major road projects.
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Tender amended to avoid delay in road work
Limiting just one road contract to each contractor, the Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC) is preparing the re-tendering process for Nagarotthan, the Maharashtra State government-funded road development project.
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State seeks IAF’s help for road work in border areas
To construct roads bordering China, the Uttarakhand government has sought the Indian Air Force's help to airlift construction material to the border areas. Uttarakhand shares 350 km international border with China. Reports say that China is strengthening its road network on the Indo-China border.
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Panel to formulate guidelines for road projects
Only guidelines will be formulated by the Rangarajan panel, appointed by the Union government on the premium rescheduling of road projects. The task of implementing the guidelines rests with the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), say sources in the government.
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Rs 10 cr for 26 new BRTS stations in Chinchwad
Rs 10 crore has been approved by the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC)for construction of 26 more bus stations for the Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) in the PCMC area.
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Govt to pace up Delhi-Jaipur expressway
The Union government is looking at two options to make the Delhi-Jaipur expressway as a viable project. The Union highways ministry may either allow the developer to collect the toll from the adjacent Delhi-Gurgaon and Gurgaon-Jaipur highway stretches or, the expressway could also be built via the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) route, using funding from multilateral agencies, if necessary.
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IOC’s roadshows in S’pore, Hong Kong to sell stake
For the sale of its 10 per cent stake in the country's largest oil firm Indian Oil Corp (IOC), the Union government is holding investor meetings this week in Singapore and Hong Kong. The government has already held roadshows in the US and the UK last week for the purpose.
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DMICC to invite RFQ, RFP for Mumbai-Blore road corridor
For the proposed Mumbai-Bangalore industrial corridor, request for qualification and request for proposals (RFQ and RFP) have been invited from consulting firms. The Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor Corporation (DMICC) has invited the RFQ and RFP. DMICC will shortlist the firms by December-end.