Jaipur, July 27 (IANS) Traffic from Mumbai towards Delhi officially commenced through the Mukundra Tunnel in Kota district of Rajasthan, as part of the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway, one of India’s most ambitious highway projects, on Monday. The tunnel is the widest road tunnel in Rajasthan and is expected to provide significant relief to motorists who have long faced traffic bottlenecks in the Dara Valley.The second tunnel tube is in its final stages of construction and is expected to open soon. Once…
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Bhopal/Ujjain, July 9 (IANS) Chief Minister Mohan Yadav will lay the foundation stone for the Rs 5,017 crore Ujjain–Jaora Greenfield four-lane highway project on Friday, the Madhya Pradesh government said on Thursday. The 98.73-km highway will be built by the Madhya Pradesh Road Development Corporation (MPRDC) and is expected to be completed in two years. It will pass through the Assembly constituencies of Ujjain South, Ghattiya, Nagda-Khachrod, Alot, and Jaora.According to the state governmen…
Jaipur, July 9 (IANS) For decades, Kota has been known as India’s coaching capital, drawing lakhs of students every year in pursuit of engineering and medical dreams. Now, the city is preparing for a new identity, one built on world-class infrastructure and economic opportunity.With the proposed Atal Expressway, direct connectivity to the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway, and a series of new highway projects, Kota is poised to emerge as a major logistics, industrial and investment hub. More than shorteni…
Jaipur, July 8 (IANS) Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, said on Wednesday that nearly 80 per cent of the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway has been completed at a cost of Rs 1.10 lakh crore, and the remaining work is progressing rapidly. He added that within the next two years, commuters will be able to travel from Delhi to Nariman Point and the Jawaharlal Nehru Port in Mumbai in just 12 hours.Addressing a public gathering near the Dara Tunnel in Kota after inspecting a 90-km …
Jaipur, July 8 (IANS) Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma and Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday inspected various stretches of the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway in Bundi district.The leaders visited the Labana Interchange and stopped at multiple locations along the route to review the ongoing construction work.Earlier, they were accorded a warm welcome on their arrival, while Chief Minister Sharma also visited an exhibition org…
Jaipur, July 8 (IANS) Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, arrived in Rajasthan on Wednesday to inspect the Delhi–Mumbai Expressway and review safety measures along the corridor. During his visit to the Pinan rest area in Alwar district, Gadkari held a review meeting with the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) officials and directed them to strengthen patrolling and improve traffic management on the expressway.The Union Minister instructed the NHAI and the po…
Jaipur, July 8 (IANS) Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, and Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma will inspect the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway on Wednesday to assess the progress of construction work and the condition of the roadway. The inspection will cover the stretch from the Laban Interchange to the Dara Tunnel. Gadkari will travel by road from Delhi to Kota, inspecting the expressway en route.CM Bhajanlal Sharma will arrive at the Lab…
Jaipur, July 8 (IANS) Amid a growing number of road accidents on the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway, another tragic crash occurred early Wednesday morning on the day when Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari is scheduled to inspect the expressway, accompanied by Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma and Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla.The accident took place near the Jalimpura interchange in the Sultanpur police station area when a speeding dumper truck rammed into the rear of a …
Dausa, July 7 (IANS) Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari is scheduled to inspect the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway on Wednesday, days after a devastating bus-trailer collision and fire in Rajasthan’s Dausa district claimed eight lives and left 28 others injured.According to National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) officials, Gadkari will travel by road from Delhi and proceed towards Kota-Ratlam through the expressway.He is expected to pass through Dausa district at around 2 p.m…
Jaipur, July 3 (IANS) In the wake of the deadly bus-trailer collision on the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway in Dausa that claimed eight lives, the Rajasthan government on Friday ordered a comprehensive road safety audit of the expressway within 15 days and directed authorities to identify accident-prone black spots across the state for immediate corrective action. Chairing a high-level road safety review meeting via video conference, State Chief Secretary V. Srinivas said that passenger safety must rem…