New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) The National Highways Authority of India has commenced Multi‑Lane Free Flow (MLFF) tolling at Gharaunda Toll Plaza on the Panipat–Jalandhar section of National Highway‑44, enabling toll collection without vehicles stopping and promising faster, fuel‑saving journeys, an official statement said on Thursday.The MLFF system uses advanced electronic toll collection technology, high‑performance sensors and cameras on overhead gantries to automatically identify vehic…
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New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari has directed officials to ensure comprehensive monsoon preparedness across National Highway projects and undertake preventive measures to minimise weather-related disruptions, an official statement said on Thursday.The directive came during separate review meetings held here to assess the quality, maintenance and progress of National Highway projects covering 4,931 km in Telangana, 2,035 km in the Union Territ…
New Delhi, June 24 (IANS) The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has intensified efforts to curb unauthorised parking and encroachments along National Highway corridors, identifying 595 critical locations across the country as part of a nationwide road safety drive, the government said on Wednesday.The initiative is being undertaken in compliance with directions of the Supreme Court and is aimed at ensuring safer and obstruction-free movement on National Highways, according to an offici…
New Delhi, May 30 (IANS) The Boregaon to Shahpur section of NH‑753L — a nearly 47 km modern four‑lane corridor being developed under Bharatmala Pariyojana — is about 85 per cent complete and will provide a faster, safer inter‑state link between Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra, an official statement said on Saturday.The corridor, being built at an estimated cost of Rs 944 crore, will become a major transport axis connecting Indore, Khandwa, Burhanpur, Jalgaon and Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar,…
New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) is monitoring 1,981 ongoing big-ticket infrastructure projects, with a total revised cost of Rs 42.78 lakh crore as of April 2026, across 17 Central Ministries and Departments. The cumulative expenditure incurred on these projects stands at Rs 20.36 lakh crore, accounting for approximately 47.59 per cent of the revised project cost, indicating steady progress in project implementation, according to a MOPI fl…
New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Norwegian Geotechnical Institute (NGI) in Oslo to strengthen technical expertise for National Highway infrastructure development, an official statement said on Friday.The partnership aims to use NGI’s internationally recognised expertise in geotechnical engineering and natural hazard mitigation to improve engineering capabilities particularly in geologically sensitive and…
New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) Advanced safety systems known as Truck Mounted Attenuators have been deployed across nine national highway projects covering 681 kilometres across Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat to protect maintenance crews and road users, the government said on Tuesday.Infrastructure development in India prioritises the protection of every motorists and worker, and adopting this vision, one concessionaire has installed the systems with integrated wig‑wag warning systems, an official sta…
New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Friday urged faster decision‑making, adoption of modern technologies and sustainable practices to reduce construction costs and enhance efficiency.The Minister highlighted the importance of completing key prerequisites such as land acquisition and statutory clearances in advance to ensure smooth execution of infrastructure projects, according to the official statement.He noted that delays caused by pendi…
New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) Road accidents continue to pose a major public safety concern in India, with nearly 1.8 lakh fatalities reported annually, with around 45 per cent of these fatalities involving two-wheelers, MoS, Road Transport and Highways, Harsh Malhotra said on Thursday calling on the youth, to act as ambassadors of road safety and lead by example.Flagging off the 3rd Edition of the Uttarakhand Adventure Ride organised by PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PHDCCI), Malhotra emphas…
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) India’s road network has expanded at a rapid pace in the last 11 years to become the world’s second-largest, with national highways spanning across a length of 1,46,560 km in the country, according to official data.The government has constructed 57,125 km of National Highways during the last five years, with an average construction of 34,215 lane-km per year. This leads to an average annual employment generation of about 33 crore person-days, including direct and i…