Roads and Bridges

The central government is likely to invest Rs 150 billion for the development of 1,253 km of roads as national highways in Assam. The state government will prepare the detailed project report (DPR) and initiate the […]

The Union cabinet has approved an MoU between India and the UAE on bilateral cooperation in the road transport and highways sector. The MoU will be signed between the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways […]

The State Bank of India (SBI) has partnered with a Bhopal-based skill development organisation, AISECT, for the roll-out of the electronic toll collection (ETC) project across the country. AISECT will also be responsible for the […]

The MoRTH has launched 17 road projects covering 493 km in Manipur. The projects will be implemented by National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (NHIDCL) and the state public works department (PWD) at an […]

The MoRTH has laid the foundation stone for the 600 km Mumbai-Goa four-laning highway project (NH-17) to be implemented on an EPC basis. The construction work will be divided into four packages in Goa and […]

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has laid the foundation stone for the Char Dham Mahamarg Vikas Pariyojna that aims to develop a 900 km road network in Uttarakhand, connecting the four shrines […]

The MoRTH has launched the Indian Bridge Management System (IBMS). The IBMS is being developed to create an inventory of all the bridges in the country and rate their structural condition to ensure timely repair […]

In the first phase of monetising highway projects, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is expecting to generate up to Rs 200 billion from 30-40 projects. NHAI is currently working on the guidelines for […]

In order to reduce traffic delays, the government has rounded off the fee payable at toll plazas that are built on a  PPP basis. The toll fee has been rounded off on highways where developers […]

The MoRTH has launched the Indian Bridge Management System (IBMS). The IBMS is being developed to create an inventory of all bridges in the country and rate their structural condition to ensure timely repair and […]

The Maharashtra government has given its nod to the Mumbai-Pune expressway expansion and has sanctioned Rs 32.15 billion for the project. Under the expansion plan, aimed at cutting down overall travel time by 20 minutes, […]

NHAI has reportedly involved the State Bank of India, Punjab National Bank, IDFC Bank and digital wallet Paytm to issue radio frequency identification-based electronic toll collection tags. NHAI had initially tied up with ICICI Bank […]

The Department of Economic Affairs (DEA) has approved the implementation of highway projects worth Rs 69.62 billion ($1.04 billion) under the Bangladesh-Bhutan-India-Nepal (BBIN) road initiative. These involve the development of the 115 km Ukhrul-Tolloi-Tadubi highway […]

The MoRTH is planning to start inviting bids to monestise public-funded toll plazas in October 2016, under the toll-operate-transfer (TOT) model. In August 2016, the CCEA authorised NHAI to monetise public-funded national highway projects. Projects […]

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has laid foundation stones for 12 major national highways projects worth Rs 106 billion at Ropar, Samrala and Jalandhar in Punjab. These projects include four-laning of the […]

The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) will make a one-time fund infusion of Rs 3.5 billion for the implementation of the six-laning project for the Gurgaon-Kotputli-Jaipur section of National Highway (NH)-8. Widening and maintenance […]

The central government has proposed the development of a 35,000 km highway network across the country for faster freight movement. Global consultancy firm AT Kearney has identified 40 such economic corridors totalling about 35,000 km. […]

NHAI is planning to use solid waste from the Ghazipur landfill site in East Delhi for the construction of the Delhi-Meerut expressway. Reportedly, the Standing Committee of the East Delhi Municipal Corporation has approved the […]

The Gujarat government has decided to exempt small passenger vehicles and state-run buses from paying toll on 12 state highways with effect from August 15, 2016. However, passengers will have to pay toll tax on […]

The MoRTH’s Standing Finance Committee has approved 16 highway projects in 11 states to be executed at a cost of Rs 74.57 billion. Of these, two projects will be implemented on a hybrid annuity basis, […]