Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways & Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), Nitin Gadkari virtually laid the foundation stones of nine national highway projects with a total length of nearly 262 km worth over Rs 27.52 billion in Tripura on Tuesday.

A total of 322 projects with a length of 12,413 km has been awarded under the Bharatmala Pariyojana till August 2020. Further, 2,921 km has been constructed under the project till the same month, an official Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) release has said.

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has enhanced the allocation of funds for expenditure under the Special Accelerated Road Development Programme in North Eastern Areas (SARDP-NE) related works during FY2020-21, the ministry has said in an official release.

In a major bid to resolve issues and increase the pace of construction of highway projects, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has agreed to most of the suggestions made by the National Highways Builders Federation (NHBF) related to project delivery.

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has notified the standards for safety evaluation of vehicles being propelled by hydrogen fuel cells through an amendment to Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989, made vide General Statutory Rules (GSR) (E) dated September 23, 2020.

The National Highways & Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd (NHIDCL), under the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways (MoRTH), has speeded up the detailed project report (DPR) work on the 13.5 km-long high-altitude Shinkun La Tunnel along with its approach roads in the union territory of Ladakh and Lahaul-Spiti district of Himachal Pradesh.

Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has invited proposals for the National Highways Excellence Awards for the year 2020.

Secretary Road Transport & Highways, Giridhar Aramane has called upon stakeholders to favourably consider the potential of the infrastructure investment trusts (InvITs) for expanding the investor group.

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has released a sum of Rs 103.39 billion during the COVID-19 period under the simplified payment process as envisaged in the ambitious Aatmanirbhar Bharat scheme. Another sum of Rs 24.75 crore is being processed and is likely to be released soon.