New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) The government’s approval for the Rs 7,145 crore Kanpur-Kabrai access-controlled highway is expected to significantly strengthen logistics, industrial connectivity and agricultural market access across Bundelkhand while reducing travel time and transportation costs in Central India, according to an official statement on Saturday.The 117.7-km greenfield highway that was approved by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) will be developed by the National Highway…
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New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) More than 77 lakh annual FASTag passes have been issued till June, registering 63 crore transactions on National Highway Fee Plazas, the Parliament was informed on Wednesday.Presently, around 33 per cent of total Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) transactions done by car, jeep and van are annual pass transactions. The scheme has improved operational efficiency and enhanced the convenience of road users, said Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, i…
Jaipur, July 21 (IANS) Travel on national highways passing through Jaipur has become costlier after the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) revised charges at key toll plazas. The new toll rates came into effect from midnight on Monday, with increases ranging from Rs 5 to Rs 30, depending on the category of vehicle.The revised rates are applicable at the Manoharpur Toll Plaza on the Jaipur-Delhi (Old NH-48) route, Sitarampura Toll Plaza on the Ajmer-Agra Ring Road, and Tatiawas Toll Plaz…
New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) In a major boost to infrastructure development in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s parliamentary constituency, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by PM Modi, on Wednesday approved the construction of a 43.218 km link corridor along the banks of the Varuna River in Varanasi. The ambitious project, estimated at a total capital cost of Rs 10,998.32 crore, aims to significantly reduce traffic congestion in the holy city and improve connectivity for pi…
New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday approved the development of a 43.218 km link corridor connecting NH-31 and the Varanasi Ring Road along the River Varuna for decongestion of Uttar Pradesh’s Varanasi city, with a total investment of Rs 10,998.32 crore.The project comprises a 6/4-lane predominantly elevated corridor, including main carriageway, flyovers, loops, ramps and service roads, and will be implemented…
Gandhinagar, July 10 (IANS) Work to extend the Ahmedabad-Dholera Expressway to Bhavnagar will begin within the next three months, Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari has said.He said this while holding a high-level review meeting with Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on the progress of National Highway projects across the state on Thursday.The meeting in Gandhinagar focused on the implementation of key highway and expressway projects, land acquisition, funding and meas…
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…
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…
New Delhi, July 7 (IANS) As India embarks on an infrastructure-led growth, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has emerged as a key enabler, creating structured pathways that connect engineering education with meaningful professional opportunities in the national highway sector, it was announced on Tuesday.Fuelled by the infrastructure growth, engineering has seen a resurgence of interest among the budding engineers.As opportunities to contribute to nation-building through large-scal…