May 05, 2023 Delhi to make city roads free of dust pollution The Delhi Cabinet approved a plan to make the capital's roads free of dust pollution using water sprinkler machines and mechanical road sweeping machines. As per plan, the Delhi government will procure 70 mechanical road sweeping machines, allocating one machine per assembly constituency.
May 05, 2023 Palm Beach Road to be extended till Airoli-Mulund bridge The much-delayed Ghansoli to Airoli section of Palm Beach Road project is moving ahead once again. While Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) has succeeded in getting crucial permissions, it has decided to extend the road up to Airoli-Mulund creek bridge.
May 05, 2023 Kerala government approved twin tunnel project The Union government has given in-principle sanction (stage-one forest clearance) for the diversion of forest land for the construction of twin tunnel with four-lane approach roads via Anakkampoyil, Kalladi and Meppadi connecting Kozhikode and Wayanad.
May 05, 2023 Delhi to invest Rs 2,388 crore to clean roads, air pollution Taking cue from the Centre’s flagship Smart City mission programme to strengthen key public infrastructure projects while plugging air pollution menace, the Delhi government has announced to shell out a whopping Rs 2,388 crore to clear city roads from dust to curb air pollution.
Apr 05, 2023 50 km metro network to be added in Mumbai region this year As much as 50 km of metro network will be added in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) in 2023-24. Some of the projects included are; Mumbai Metro line 10 (Gaimukh to Shivaji Chowk, Mira road with a total length of 9.2 km and estimated cost of Rs 4,476 crore.
Mar 20, 2023 Rs 55,000 crore for metro rail, road and expressway in Uttar Pradesh The Uttar Pradesh (UP) government has earmarked Rs 55,000 crore for investments in roads, expressways, and metro rail projects in the fiscal year (FY) 2023-24. The slew of infrastructure projects to bolster basic as well as modern transport infrastructure in urban and rural pockets covers all the districts of the state
Mar 20, 2023 2.5-km road flyover to built below Mumbai Metro The MMRDA will construct a combined road flyover that will span 2.58 km below the elevated Metro Line 6 at a common pier in the road median.
Mar 20, 2023 Ghodbunder road in Thane to be widened The arterial Ghodbunder road in Thane connecting western and eastern Mumbai suburbs with Nashik is likely to be widened soon by integrating the under-utilised 9-m service roads along either sides of the highway. The estimated cost of widening could be in the range of Rs 40-50 crore.
Mar 20, 2023 Centre making roads worth Rs 3 lakh crore in NE The Government of India is making roads valued at Rs 3 lakh crore in the North East to help eradicate poverty and reduce the suffering of the people. Nitin Gadkari, Union minister for roads, transport and highways, said road projects worth over Rs 25,000 crore are being implemented in Meghalaya.