NHAI has cleared bills worth about Rs 250 billion owed to contractors in March 2020. The authority has launched a drive to ensure that all pending payments are cleared. While there were issues pertaining to […]
The MoRTH has invited suggestions and comments from all stakeholders including the general public on the proposed amendment in the Motor Vehicle Rules regarding registration of new vehicles, issuance of driving licences and recall of […]
The MoRTH recently conducted a meeting to assess the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on road projects as well as the government’s strategy after the lockdown is lifted. The ministry has asked officials to make […]
The World Bank has approved a $500 million project to build safe and green national highway corridors in the states of Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh. The project will also enhance the […]
NHAI has extended the bid opening date for Bundle IV under the toll-operate-transfer (TOT) model to April 15, 2020. Bids were invited in October 2019. The initial plan was to raise at least Rs 42 […]
NHAI has achieved the construction of 3,979 km of national highways in financial year 2019-20. This is the highest-ever length of highway construction achieved in a financial year by NHAI since its inception in 1995. […]
With toll collection on national highways suspended across the country, operators will reportedly be compensated through extension of their collection period by the same number of days for which non-tolling is in force. The government […]
The government has temporarily suspended toll collection on national highways to ease emergency services given the COVID-19 outbreak. The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) had asked the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) […]
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is gearing up to place its first set of road projects with an infrastructure investment trust (InvIT) in May 2020. Institutional investors and private funds will be offered […]
Reportedly, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) is planning to issue tenders for projects spanning 3,000 km on the BOT model soon. The government plans to increase the national highway network from 96,000 […]
The cabinet has been apprised of amendments made to the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2019, as passed by the Rajya Sabha. The amendments will ensure concurrence of the state governments while formulating the National Transport […]
NHAI has reportedly downsized Bundle IV of the toll-operate-transfer model by about Rs 20 billion, reducing the initial estimated concession value to Rs 21.65 billion. Besides, the concession period of the bundle has now been […]
NHAI has proposed changes in regulatory guidelines for allocating road projects under the build-operate-transfer model to revive private sector investment. Towards this, the authority has invited suggestions from road developers, lenders, bankers, industry bodies and […]
Reportedly, the central government has relaxed its rules for the roll-out of the mandatory FASTag mechanism of making payments at national highways, allowing more hybrid lanes to accept cash payments instead of the previous directive […]
The MoRTH is likely to award road projects worth Rs 500 billion, spanning an aggregate length of 4,471 km, in the next three months. As of April 2019, it had awarded 168 road projects covering […]
The MoRTH has postponed the date of compulsory implementation of FASTag on national highway toll plazas to December 15, 2019. The earlier date was December 1, 2019. Double user fee will charged from vehicles that […]
Reportedly, NHAI has decided to rework and delay the tendering process for projects under TOT Bundle III, seeking to entice bigger domestic investors. The authority is expected to remove some road stretches under this bundle, […]
The CCEA has accorded approval to the amendments proposed in the toll-operate-transfer (TOT) model by NHAI. As per the amendments, publicly funded national highway projects that are operational and have a toll revenue generation history […]
Dr Sukhbir Singh Sandhu was appointed chairman of the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) on October 28, 2019. He is an IAS officer of the 1988 batch, Uttarakhand cadre, and has held important positions […]
NHAI has invited bids for Bundle IV under the toll-operate-transfer (TOT) model, with a bid submission date of January 14, 2019. Besides, the authority has set an initial estimated concession value of Rs 41.7 billion for […]
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