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Mysuru will be developed as Bengaluru’s twin city, claims Minister

State govt. plans to develop Mysuru as twin city of Bengaluru. Projects incl. flyover at Manipal Hospital junction, Peripheral Ring Road & group housing. CM Siddaramaiah keen to resolve traffic woes & construct 4-5 flyovers at ₹2,500-3,000 cr. NHAI to conduct survey to plan traffic infrastructure & skywalks. Officials to…

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NHAI urged to complete preparatory works prior to barricading Edappally-Aroor NH 66 Bypass for elevated highway project

Motorists urge NHAI to take precautions for Edappally-Aroor NH Bypass construction. Widening bell-mouths, black-topping, relocating utilities, removing encroachments, and proactive measures to ensure safe movement of vehicles & pedestrians are needed. NATPAC's expertise should be used.

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Road and bridge inauguration postponed once more in Idukki

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Malayil Kallan cave emerging as a major tourist spot in Munnar

alayil Kallan Guha (rock cave) on the Gap road stretch in the Munnar-Bodimettu stretch of the Kochi-Dhanushkodi National Highway in Munnar has emerged as one of the major tourist attractions in Munnar.

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Minister to discuss flyover project at Manipal Hospital junction on Bengaluru-Mysuru Highway

Min. Urban Dev. Suresh to review progress of DPR for flyover, underpass, rotary at Manipal Hospital junction in Mysuru. He will also review progress of work on the preparation of the Detailed Project Report (DPR) for the peripheral ring road.

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Encroachments razed at new bus bay on Chennai-Bengaluru Highway in Vellore

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New roundabout at Arcot junction near Ranipet being built to prevent accidents

NHAI constructing new roundabout at Arcot town junction near Ranipet to prevent accidents. 110 fatal accidents reported in district since Jan 2023, 96 on State Highways, 14 on Chennai-Bengaluru highway. Roundabout to cover 1,500 sq.ft, fenced, native saplings, blinkers, reflectors, warning sign boards, zebra markings, separate pedestrian pathways, street lights,…

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Mandya DC highlights incomplete works along Bengaluru Mysuru highway

NHAI asked to resolve incomplete and unattended works on Bengaluru-Mysuru Highway on priority basis. DC lists 8 works and 15 locations with incomplete works, incl. drainage, streetlights, road humps, foot over bridge, sign boards, road markings, median heights, and toilets. DC requests NHAI's personal intervention to resolve issues and avoid…

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Free-left turns are not really free in Kochi

TRC to address traffic snarls due to narrow/non-existent/encroached free-left turns at junctions in November. Road users, enforcement personnel complain of PWD, NHAI, civic agencies failing to ensure free left turns. Traffic police cabins, footpaths, haphazard parking obstructing free left turns. NATPAC, SiRST, MVD, police must ensure wide free left turns,…

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Tourism players peeved at garbage heaps beside roads in Kochi

Garbage heaps on Willingdon Island, Edappally-Aroor NH 66 Bypass, and NH 544 have become an eyesore, leaving tourism stakeholders fuming. The Kochi Corporation is trying to clear the garbage, but people are still wantonly dumping it. The NHAI has installed bollards to prevent dumping on Container Road. Tourism season has…

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Munnar-Bodimettu stretch emerging as a major road tourism destination in Idukki

Idukki's Munnar-Bodimettu NH stretch is a popular road tourism destination, with tea plantations, hairpin bends, misty climate, and Anayirankal dam catchment area. NHAI and DTPC are taking steps to arrange tourist amenities, including a toilet complex and parking facilities. Union Minister Nitin Gadkari will inaugurate the stretch on Nov 6.

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Madras High Court initiates suo motu contempt against former Chennai Collector

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Tiruvannamalai police makes recommendations to NHAI for preventing accidents

Tiruvannamalai police recommend NHAI to install reflector boards, reduce narrow bends, widen road space to prevent accidents on Tindivanam-Krishnagiri National Highway 77. Police to double check-posts, install road delineators, procure speed guns to check overspeed, prevent violations. 19 deaths on stretch since Sep 2.

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Rs.80 crore for Ezhukone junction

The NHAI has sanctioned ₹447 crore for the overall development of Kollam-Edamon National Highway 744, which covers a distance of 52.2 km from Kollam to Edamon

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GAD of Kallumthazham ROB gets Railway’s nod

Roads and Bridges Development Corporation of Kerala, the implementing agency of the project, submitted the GAD in 2019 and it was approved with changes.

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Shortage of river sand hits elevated corridor work on Chennai-Bengaluru National Highway in Ambur

For more than a month, work on the elevated corridor along the Chennai-Bengaluru Highway (NH 44) near Ambur in Tirupattur has been temporarily stopped by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), which executes the project along with L&T, due to non-supply of river sand from government quarry at Kandaneri village…

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More NGOs join stir demanding proper drains, service roads on Edappally-Muthakunnam highway

Agitators demand publication of project's DPR, site inspection to be done next week. Cheranallor Pouravali allege NHAI mute spectator as firm constructing drains obstructing access to houses, shops. NH Samara Samiti, Cheranallor Janakeeya Samiti, Cheranaloor Dev. Committee agitating for wide underpasses, service roads at same level as plots. NHAI facing…

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Proposal to plant bamboo along Gap Road stretch to prevent landslips

Forest Dept. to plant bamboo & creeper along Gap Road stretch of Kochi-Dhanushkodi National Highway in Munnar to prevent landslips. Assembly Committee of Environment directed dept. & NHAI to consider proposal. Bamboo & creeper will penetrate 4-5ft deep into soil & prevent future landslips. NHAI to conduct study & take…

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After residents complain, NHAI told to develop underpass on Dharwad-Haliyal Road with a view to preventing accidents

Labour Minister Santosh Lad directs NHAI to develop Dharwad-Haliyal Road underpass to prevent recurring accidents. Residents had complained of turn causing accidents. Minister asked NHAI to straighten road during development of 6-lane road. District admin to accord permission for making road straight.

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Runway, ATC at Noida airport to be ready by March 2024; 7,200 workers deployed

NOIDA: Officials in charge of the upcoming airport in Noida expect that the runway and the air traffic control (ATC) tower will be ready for use by March 2024.

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National Highways Authority of India to renovate 17-km Container Road in Kochi at a cost of ₹129 crore

NHAI to renovate 17-km Container Road in Kochi, Kerala with ₹129.5-crore project. Works include resurfacing, repair of bridges, installation of street lights, crash barriers, sign boards, bollards and beautification of Bolgatty Junction. 30,000 passenger car units use the corridor daily, with toll collection.

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Work on Edappally-Aroor elevated highway to begin in March 2024

NHAI to build 6-lane elevated highway over 16-km Edappally-Aroor NH Bypass in March 2024. DPR to be released in Dec. Elevated corridor may run parallel to flyovers at Palarivattom, Vyttila & Kundannoor. Will integrate with 13-km Aroor-Thuravur NH 66 stretch.

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Mass agitation on October 6 against ‘unscientific’ drains, service roads on NH 66 in Kerala

Residents in Kerala fear the plan to build drains and service roads at a higher level than plots on either side of NH 66 will cause flooding and block access to the highway. They are demanding construction of wide underpasses and adherence to MoRTH guidelines.

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Mangaluru | Woes of Kalladka residents continue as flyover work on NH 75 leaves little space for rainwater drainage

With the work on the 2.1 km flyover on NAtional Highway 75 in Mangaluru moving at a snail’s pace and the service roads below not having proper rainwater drainage facility, the carriageway is getting filled with slush making driving a nightmare for motorists

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Delay in consensus impedes progress of Outer Ring Road project

ORR project in Thiruvananthapuram stalled due to disagreement on sharing of land acquisition cost between State and Centre. State requested Centre to exempt it from sharing cost, but Centre asked for waiver of State's share of GST and royalty. State agreed, but asked Centre to shoulder cost of service road.…

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