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Budget 2021: Highways ministry seeks nearly 40% hike in FY22 allocation

The allocation has gone up from Rs 83,015 crore last fiscal year to Rs 91,823.2 crore for the current year

Highways blocked, protests spread: 10 headlines from farmers' Bharat Bandh

BJP-ruled states were largely unaffected; Opposition leaders to meet President on Wednesday.

Gadkari asks UP govt to expedite land acquisition to develop highways

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday asked the Uttar Pradesh government to expedite land acquisition for developing national highways, as is being done in some of the states. The Road Transport, Highways minister also requested the state government to consider halving the utility shifting supervision charge to 2.5 per cent. He called for quick disbursal of land acquisition compensation for expediting the National Highway (NH) projects in the state, the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways said in a statement. Gadkari was speaking after virtually inaugurating and laying the foundation stones of 16 NH projects with a total length of over 500 km worth Rs 7,477 crore in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday. He said about 3,700 km NH projects worth Rs 42,000 crore have been added in UP in the last six years. Today, there are over 11,389 km of NHs in the state, and roads worth Rs 1.3 lakh crore are being constructed in UP. He said that as much as Rs 26,000 crore have been disbursed towards .

Nitin Gadkari's criticism of NHAI casts shadow on the body's functioning

At the heart of his criticism is the delay in decision making and a lack of monitoring. Some officials, however, blamed the delays on overambitious contractors

Big vs small in BOT project offering; traffic volume may be key determinant

Experts feel that kick-starting the process with relatively smaller stretches will help to test waters

Nitin Gadkari approves Munger-Bhagalpur National Highway project in Bihar

The road is expected to be a two-lane road with paved shoulders, which will also be four-lane wide at certain stretches

FASTag made mandatory for availing discounts on highway toll plazas

The government on Wednesday said it has made FASTag mandatory for availing all discounts on National Highways toll plazas.

NHAI develops portal to track performance of developers, consultants

The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) on Wednesday said it has developed a portal to track the performance of its developers and consultants.

Gadkari reviews road projects; starts Harit Path app to monitor plantation

Union minister Nitin Gadkari stressed the need for utilising modern and green technologies in highways construction besides reducing the cost of road building by at least 25 per cent

In a first, NHAI to start ranking national highways for quality of service

Highways will be assessed on the basis of three criteria; highway efficiency, highway safety and user services

Ban on China companies unlikely to hit ongoing highway contracts

The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) will complete these contracts but will not award fresh projects to Chinese firms.

Lockdown gives time for highway repairs before monsoon rains begin

Road construction to pick up after restrictions on travel and business are eased, say analysts.

Hurdles in land acquisition process? NHAI to scrap part of contract

NHAI Chairman Sukhbir Singh Sandhu said the matter of land acquisition should not be left pending as it leads to litigation cases in the future.

Vehicles with non-functional FASTag to be charged double toll fee

Before this amendment, the user of vehicle was to pay twice on the fee plaza only if the vehicle didn't carry the FASTag and entered in dedicated lane for the tag

Traffic on highways picks up pace as states ease Covid-19 lockdown curbs

Transporters had anticipated around 25% traffic back on the roads from April 20. However, due to various supply chain disruptions the traffic was around 10-15%.

Toll booths open to biz, but India's oldest highway wears deserted look

Constructed by Sher Shah Suri in the 16th century, the original road over the years extended right up to Kabul in Afghanistan (in the west) and Chittagong in Bangladesh (in the east).

Covid-19 lockdown relaxation: NHAI resumes toll collection from today

NHAI had suspended toll collection on all national highways after the 21-day nationwide lockdown was announced on March 24 to ease emergency services in view of the coronavirus outbreak

Little relief for tolling firms as collection may drop 60% post lockdown

Even though the non-political force majeure will be invoked it will not cover the decline in traffic volumes, say experts

Covid-19 impact: Centre set to prioritise road expansion over new projects

Government will issue guidelines that lay down criteria for restarting work

NHAI constructs highest ever total of 3,979 km national highways in FY20

However, the authority stopped short of meeting its target of 4500 km for the current fiscal, which effectively translates into 12.32 km per day as against the accomplishment of 10.9 km per day.