The Planning Commission is not in favour of the National Highways Authority of India's insistence of rescheduling the premium of Kishangarh-Udaipur-Ahmedabad highway project. The Planning Commission is of the view that NHAI should go for re-bidding of the Kishangarh-Udaipur-Ahmedabad project in the wake of GMR walking out of it.
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NHAI may terminate 3 road projects
Taking note of a three road developers' inability to furnish Performance Bank Guarantee (PBG), the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) board on August 23 considered termination of the three road projects. NHAI said that the board considered three projects for termination due to the inability of developers to furnish IMG. There were seven more projects, which are not moving, in the list. These projects were left out now, NHAI said.
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Jetpur-Somnath highway-8D to be widened into 4-lane
In Gujarat, the Jetpur-Somnath Section of National Highway (NH)- 8D is being converted into four lane under NHDP Phase-III by National Highways Authority of India (NHAI). Four laning of Bhavnagar-Veraval Section and two lane paved shoulder/four laning of Gadu Dwarka section of NH-8E is scheduled to be completed in September, 2015.
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Minister examines progress of road projects at Guwahati
Vijay Chhibber, Secretary, Road Transport & Highways held a meeting at Guwahati on August 1, 2013 with the officers representing various agencies in the Region, viz. the state PWDs, BRO (Border Roads Organisation) and NHAI (National Highways Authority of India) to review the road projects in North East region. This was in line with the focused approach of the government towards improving the road infrastructure in partic
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Indore DC asks NHAI, State officials to repair roads
In Madhya Pradesh, Indore Divisional Commissioner Sanjay Dubey on August 2 issued instructions to the officers concerned to repair roads within a week. In a meeting with officers of National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) and State Highway at his office, Dubey said people are facing huge inconvenience on the roads. He issued strict instructions to repair roads including Lebad-Ghata Billod road, Indore-Pithampur Road, Dhar-Manawar Road, Rajgarh-Kukshi Road and Dewas-Indore Road.
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NHAI to rework on model concession agreement
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) plans to rework the model concession agreement (MCA) for highway projects that was redrafted just three years back after road developers sought changes to the model agreement amid a slowing economy. NHAI had asked developers, lenders, consultants and industry bodies to give their feedback on the current model concession agreement in the context of the changed economic scenario, said a senior official at NHAI.
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ChPT seeks NHAI’s assistance in road project
Chennai Port Trust (ChPT) has reportedly approached National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to facilitate the reclamation of a stretch of land to carry out the Ennore-Manali Road Improvement Project (EMRIP). The project has been stranded for several months because fishermen refuse to provide a portion of land which passes through Kasimedu Fishing
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NHAI circulates qualification list of road developers
Larsen and Toubro Infrastructure Development Projects, Leighton Welspun Contractors, Uniquest Infra Ventures, Reliance Infrastructure, have emerged as developers who can bid for largest national highway projects. The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has recently circulated the annual qualification list for 2013 for 61 bidders, including five for which the results were withheld primarily for some
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Foot overbridge soon at Hero Honda Chowk in Gurgaon
A foot overbridge (FoB) is to come up at Hero Honda Chowk in Gurgaon to ease movement of thousands of pedestrians and two-wheeler drivers crossing the Chowk. The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is all set to give the final nod to the proposed foot overbridge (FoB). NHAI and the Public Works Department (PWD), which will construct the FoB, held a meeting recently.
AK Sharma, NHAI project director, Gurgaon, said that they have forwarded the detailed project report (DPR) of the FoB to
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NHAI gives 6 months time to firm to complete Jaipur eway
Cautioning over the delay in completion of work on the 225-km-long Gurgaon-Jaipur stretch of National Highway-8, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has given the concessionaire firm, Pink City Expressway, about six monthsÂ’ time to complete the project. Tightening the noose on the concessionaire firm, the NHAI has fixed December 31, 2013 as the deadline for completing all the flyovers and service roads where acquisition of land is not an issue.