highway construction

New Delhi, April 10 Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari stated on Friday that no new national highway project should be approved without 100 per cent land acquisition, as this is a major obstacle in road construction.Addressing the 17th CIDC Vishwakarma Awards &...

Amaravati, April 8 – Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Wednesday directed officials to study various models to reduce the operational cost of electric buses.Currently, the operational cost of electric buses is about Rs 72 per km.At a review meeting on roads and highways...

New Delhi, April 6 The government has set a base construction period of 12 months for highway projects valued up to ₹300 crore and 18 months for road construction projects costing between ₹301 and ₹500 crore.The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) said on Monday that the base...

Bhubaneswar, April 4 – Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Saturday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari for approving ₹447.11 crore for the upgrade of a key National Highway stretch in the state.In a statement issued on...

The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has achieved significant growth in National Highway development during the 2025-26 financial year. The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways reported that NHAI constructed over 5,300 kilometers of National Highways, which is approximately 15%...

Garhwa (Jharkhand), April 1 – Garhwa town in Jharkhand erupted in violent clashes between police and local residents on Wednesday after a young man was killed in a road accident, leading to tension in the area.As police carried out a baton charge to disperse the agitated crowd, angry...

New Delhi/Gwalior, March 31 Union Minister for Communication Jyotiraditya Scindia met Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari in New Delhi on Tuesday.Both leaders held detailed discussions on several key projects aimed at strengthening road connectivity and infrastructure...

Beijing, March 31 Four people were killed and nine others were injured following an explosion at a highway tunnel under construction in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, local officials said on Tuesday.The blast occurred on Monday afternoon at a construction site for a section of the...

Relevance: RushSubject: InfrastructureKey Features: Complete all phasesCategory: DevelopmentJammu-Akhnoor Project Nears Completion: GovernmentDeputy Chief Minister says the Jammu-Akhnoor four-lane project on NH-144A is in an advanced stage, with the remaining work targeted for phased...

Chandigarh, March 27 Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Friday said that along with strengthening the state's road network, several concrete steps have been taken to improve road safety.Efforts are being made to reduce road accidents through identifying and improving accident-prone...

New Delhi, March 27 Ceigal India on Friday said its subsidiary, Ceigall Infra Projects Pvt Ltd (CIPPL), has secured a contract worth ₹603 crore from NHAI for the construction of a six-lane, access-controlled spur road in Punjab.The project involves developing a 10.300-km stretch starting from...

Mumbai, March 24 Concerned over the slow pace of spending in the highways sector, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Tuesday that the government can mobilize up to Rs 8 lakh crore per year for road projects.Highway construction has great relevance from a socio-economic perspective, and...

New Delhi, March 19 Hindustan Construction Company Ltd (HCC) announced on Thursday that it had secured a contract worth Rs 1,662 crore from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to build a section of the Goregaon-Mulund Link Road in Mumbai.The contract has been awarded to the...

Gopeshwar, March 18 The first phase of redevelopment projects underway at the Badrinath Dham, under a master plan, has been completed, officials said on Wednesday.This marks the beginning of the second phase of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ambitious master plan, they said.The redevelopment...

New Delhi, March 18 – The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved on Wednesday the construction of the 4-lane, access-controlled National Highway 927 from Barabanki to Bahraich, which will span 101.515 km in Uttar Pradesh, with an investment of...

New Delhi, March 18 The Union Cabinet approved on Wednesday the construction of a 4-lane, access-controlled National Highway-927 from Barabanki to Bahraich in Uttar Pradesh, at a cost of ₹6,969.04 crore.The 101.515 km project aims to provide seamless connectivity to key economic, social, and...

Guwahati, March 13 The NHAI has received 18 bids for upgrading the 85.6-km-long highway stretch from Kaliabar to Numaligarh, including the construction of the 34.5-km elevated corridor within the Kaziranga National Park, according to an official release.The National Highways Authority of India...

Hyderabad, March 11 Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Wednesday directed officials to formulate plans to develop connecting roads to alleviate traffic congestion in Hyderabad.Reddy, who held a meeting with officials regarding road development as per the state government's '2047...

Guwahati, March 11 – Assam Urban Affairs Minister Pijush Hazarika accused the Congress party on Wednesday of spreading misinformation about infrastructure development in the state, alleging that false claims were circulated suggesting that a newly built highway in Assam was “AI-generated”.In a...

On March 11, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for multiple development projects across Tamil Nadu worth approximately ₹5,650 crore. These projects are expected to create thousands of jobs for the youth of the state.Wearing a traditional shirt and dhoti...