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Toll collection, traffic movement down 10-20%, force majeure likely

The report labels mobility restriction for countries in three categories - moderate, intermediate and severe

Highway project awards decelerate to 6-yr low amid land acquisition delays

NHAI order book muted for next fiscal year due to land acquisition delay

Best of BS Opinion: Rocky road for highways, India's census, and more

The Budget contained no hint of the S-word and the looming crisis in the telecom industry over paying adjusted gross revenue dues is unlikely to help, nor will growing tax terrorism

Rocky road for highways

Financing problems hit highways and rural roads

NHAI records highest daily toll collection as FASTag sales double in Dec

FASTags-based toll collection system has been rolled out across over 527 national highways

Govt looking for more revenue from highways, NITI suggests measures

NITI Aayog has been working with the NHAI to ensure an improvement in financial sustainability and project viability, said an official

FASTags to help NHAI bring transparency, check underreporting of collection

One is not sure if the transition to a cashless system will leave scope for investigation on previously under reported toll.

BOT highway projects may go slow in future over concerns on funding

New guidelines for BOT projects are being worked out, making developers wait and watch

FASTag for tolling comes into force, gets mixed reaction from commuters

At every toll plaza pan India one hybrid lane will remain operative for the vehicles from both directions

Cabinet authorises NHAI to set up InvIT to monetise national highways

IRB Infrastructure Developers was the first private company in the sector to come out with an INvIT

Target to award Rs 50,000-cr highway projects in next 3 months: Gadkari

The projects will cover a length of 4,471 km of highways

All toll plaza lanes on national highways to be 'FASTag lanes' from Dec 1

After December 1, non-FASTag users will be charged double the fee if they pass through FASTag-only lanes

Gadkari directs NHAI to issue free FASTags at toll booths until Dec 1

Almost 90 per cent toll plazas are ready with FASTag infrastructure as of now and only some new toll plazas will face teething issues, the minister said

National highway projects worth Rs 10k-cr okayed under hybrid annuity model

Toll fee collection from the highway projects developed under the hybrid annuity model is the responsibility of the government/authority.

NHAI asset monetisation: Cabinet approves TOT model for national highways

The monetisation will be subject to approval of the competent authority in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways or NHAI on a case-to-case basis

CCEA okays amendments to Toll Operate Transfer model for national highways

The government on Wednesday approved amendments proposed to the Toll Operate Transfer (TOT) model for national highways. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has given its approval to the amendments proposed in the TOT model by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said. Public-funded national highway (NH) projects that are operational and have toll revenue generation history of one year after the commercial operations date (COD) will be monetised through the TOT model, she said after the CCEA meeting. The monetisation will be subject to approval of the competent authority in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways/NHAI on a case to case basis, she added. The corpus generated from proceeds of such project monetisation will be used by the government to meet its fund requirements regarding future development and O&M (operations and maintenance) of highways in the country. The model would facilitate efficient toll ...

Road accidents in 2018 rose 2.4% to 151,000; 70% deaths in 18-45 age group

The working age group of 18-60 accounted for a share of 84.7 per cent in the total road accident deaths.

NHAI to issue land bonds for acquisition from states, other stakeholders

New mechanism will postpone upfront payment

How 'national highway' status for roads is hurting govt's finances

Nomenclature leads to reduction in toll revenues for the existing highways

Road sector is growth multiplier but currently gasping for breath: S C Garg

Road infrastructure investment has the biggest spin-offs in terms of boosting economic activity and social advancement, Garg said