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Last Updated:January 30, 2026, 03:28 IST With the free-flow tolling system, vehicles crossing the toll plazas need not stop there, and the fee can be collected from a moving vehicle Nitin Gadkari said a Request for Proposal (RFP) to implement a barrier-less tolling system has been invited or finalised across 21 fee plazas. Representational image…
Last Updated:January 29, 2026, 10:35 PM IST The Economic Survey 2025-26 said that for FY26, 10,000 km of national highway construction is targeted, ‘of which 4,938 km have been completed as of December 31, 2025’ Speaking to News18, a ministry official said the prolonged rainy season this time impacted road building. Representational image The pace of…
New Delhi: From Egypt to Japan, from the heart of Rome to the mountains of Britain, roads tell stories older than nations. These pathways carried traders, armies, pilgrims and dreamers. Some were paved, some carved into hillsides, some merely worn earth, but all connected humanity across centuries. Today, traces of these ancient arteries remain, offering…
Last Updated:September 17, 2025, 19:07 is The aim of the reform is to improve the quality of project execution, reduce delays, and bring down the overall lifecycle cost of national highway projects The reforms ban unauthorised subcontracting and third-party financial securities, aiming to ensure safer and more reliable highways. (Representational image) The National Highways Authority…
New Delhi: The pace of national highway awards is expected to pick up in the fourth quarter of FY26, with the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) showing clear intent to push forward, according to a report by JM Financial. The report said NHAI has recently published a list of 124 projects covering 6,396 km…
Last Updated:August 14, 2025, 04:34 is Highlighting the road collapses, cracks, and substandard construction of the highway in Kerala, the panel warned that these issues could have led to tragic casualties Cracks developed on the NH 66 stretch in Malaparamba, Kozhikode as well. (File photo: X) The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has criticised the prevalent…
Last Updated:June 15, 2025, 07:00 is The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) launched an initiative to plant approximately 40,000 trees along the Delhi-Dehradun Corridor The 212-km-long Delhi-Dehradun Expressway includes an 18-km elevated section from Akshardham to the Loni border. (File pic/News18 Hindi) The Delhi-Dehradun Expressway is almost ready, and the entire section is expected…
7 minutes ago copy link Pakistani musician Hania Aslam, who worked with A.R. Rahman in the film ‘Highway’, has died of a heart attack. Hania breathed her last on August 11. Many Indian artists, including Aamir Khan’s ex-wife Kiran Rao and musician-director Swanand Kirkire, have mourned her death. Haniya is also known for performing in…
Three under-construction bridges from Bihar, two in 2022-2023 and one in 2023-24, collapsed. Two people were killed in these incidents. (Representational Image: IANS) All six deaths in bridge collapses were reported from under-construction ones A total of 15 functional bridges and 11 under-construction ones on national highways have collapsed in India in the last three…