Roads sector news

Steady Steps: Progress of road development in Uttar Pradesh

July 4, 2018

The Uttar Pradesh government has made continuous attempts to create robust road infrastructure through the introduction of a slew of initiatives. The state government has reworked its highway and road construction policy wherein newly constructed […]

Initiatives taken in the past four years have strengthened the pace of activity in the road sector and course correction measures have reformed the way projects are being implemented. Signs of improvement were quite conspicuous […]

Circumventing the Capital: Eastern Peripheral Expressway commissioned

June 29, 2018

With the commissioning of the Eastern Peripheral Expressway (EPE), India has completed its first green expressway. The much-awaited project was inaugurated on May 27, 2018, providing signal-free connectivity between Ghaziabad and Faridabad, and Gautam Budh […]

On Course: Sections of Vadodara-Mumbai expressway project awarded

April 29, 2018

Expressway development has been a focus area for the government ever since the launch of the National Highways Development Programme. While Phase VI of the programme envisaged the development of 1,000 km of expressways, on-ground […]

Iconic Structure: Asia’s longest bidirectional tunnel receives nod

March 5, 2018

After the opening of the landmark Chenani-Nashri tunnel in Jammu & Kashmir, the state has yet another iconic structure in the making – the Zojila tunnel – which has been proposed to surpass the former’s […]

Major Strides: NHDP reports quantum jump in award of road projects

March 3, 2018

The year 2017-18 has been a significant one for the road sector. While the period from 2014 to 2016 was utilised for the purpose of reform and course correction, 2017 witnessed consolidation and culmination of […]

Strong Support: ADB leads in multilateral investments

February 10, 2018

In recent years, the role of multilateral organisations in financing infrastructure projects in India has increased significantly and has assumed a position of great importance in assisting India’s growth. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has […]

Basket of Opportunities: Bharatmala opens up new investment avenues

January 29, 2018

Lauded as India’s largest highway construction project after the National Highways Development Programme (NHDP), the Bharatmala Pariyojana is a new umbrella programme for the highways sector focused on optimising the efficiency of freight and passenger […]

A Smooth Ride: ADB approves funding for KSHIP-III

January 28, 2018

Launched in 2001, the Karnataka State Highways Improvement Project (KSHIP) is an initiative of the Public Works Department of the Karnataka government for the improvement of the state’s road network. In the years leading up to the […]

Views of L.P. Padhy: NHAI’s plans and targets for monetisation of road assets

December 29, 2017

At a recent conference on Operations, Maintenance and Tolling in the Road Sector organised by India Infrastructure, L.P. Padhy, Chief General Manager, Technical, National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), spoke about the need for asset […]

Seamless Transport: Enhancing efficiency through e-tolling

December 28, 2017

Aimed at revolutionising the country’s tolling system, the pan-Indian deployment of electronic tolling (e-tolling) is expected to improve the operational efficiency of road assets, eventually leading to cost savings and a smoother traffic flow. At […]

Spotlight on Setu Bharatam: Facilitating seamless travel on national highways

December 27, 2017

Launched in March 2016, the Setu Bharatam programme aims to make all national highways free of railway level crossings by 2019. It involves the construction of 208 road overbridges (RoBs) and road underbridges (RuBs) across […]

Comfort Zone: NHAI initiates bids for development of wayside amenities

November 5, 2017

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) and the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) have often been in the news for their out-of-the-box ideas to enhance the commuter experience on national highways. One […]

A Good Fit: TOT model is the need of the hour

November 4, 2017

The road sector has gone through a phase of course correction with the evolution of a wide variety of implementation models. These models and their variants were introduced to cope with the financial and structural […]

Views of Sanjay Jaju: “Road construction in the Northeast faces region-specific issues”

September 28, 2017

At a recent conference on “Road Development in India” organised by India Infrastructure, Sanjay Jaju, director, administration and finance, National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (NHIDCL), spoke about the status of road development in […]