TN: Heavy rains lash Gudalur area

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 4, 2012, 15:48

Gudalur and surrounding areas in Nilgiris district were experiencing heavy rains on national highways.

Punjab govt approves budget for highways

Last Updated: Thursday, August 23, 2012, 16:44

The Punjab Government has approved a budget of Rs 150 crore for the repair and maintenance of National Highways in the state.

KNR Constructions bags Rs 682 cr order from NHAI

Last Updated: Friday, August 3, 2012, 23:01

Infrastructure firm KNR Constructions Friday said it has bagged order worth Rs 682 crore from National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) in Kerala.

Convert single lane NHs to double lane: Joshi

Last Updated: Friday, June 22, 2012, 15:44

Union Minister for Road Transport and National Highways CP Joshi has directed officials to convert the entire 1463 km stretch of single lane national highways in Uttarakhand into double lane.

Two National Highways declared in Assam

Last Updated: Thursday, May 24, 2012, 15:24

Union Ministry of Surface Road Transport and Highways has declared two roads of Assam, linking neighbouring states Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh, as National Highways.

Two National Highways declared in Assam

Last Updated: Thursday, May 24, 2012, 15:22

The total length of NH315(A) and NH127(B) are 99 km and 401 km respectively, an official release said here today.

Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh seek to develop their NHs

Last Updated: Monday, May 14, 2012, 15:44

Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh have sent their proposals for de-notifying the few stretches of National Highways.

Par panel asks Road Ministry to expedite NHDP work

Last Updated: Thursday, April 26, 2012, 18:58

A Parliamentary panel has asked the Road Transport and Highways Ministry to expedite efforts to attract private investment besides making these projects attractive.

Fraud, corruption in highway projects: World Bank

Last Updated: Tuesday, April 3, 2012, 09:45

At a time when the government has reasserted its resolve to speed up construction of highways in the country, the World Bank has raised the red flag over corrupt practices being employed by private contractors working on highway projects funded by it.

Govt okays Rs 9,260 cr road projects in six states

Last Updated: Friday, March 23, 2012, 22:15

The government on Friday approved eight road projects in six states, entailing Rs 9,620 crore investment, under its flagship road building programme National Highways Development Project (NHDP).

Road Min yet to achieve building 20 km highways a day: Survey

Last Updated: Thursday, March 15, 2012, 17:46

The Road Transport and Highways sector is yet to achieve its target of building 20 km of roads a day due to delays in land acquisition and green hurdles besides poor performance of contractors, the Economic Survey 2011-12 said Thursday.

Govt hopeful of achieving road projects target for FY12

Last Updated: Thursday, February 16, 2012, 14:42

The government on Thursday expressed hope that it would achieve the target of awarding 7,300 km of road projects by the end of the current financial year.