GMCH does patchwork on bad roads in prep for Chaturthi

1 day, 11 hours ago

People continue to endure pothole-crater filled highway in the absence of motorable alternative road during NH 75 widening

Road users and residents along B.C. Road-Periyashanthi stretch of Mangaluru-Bengaluru National Highway 75 that is being widened into four lanes continue to endure a pothole and crater-filled road, with the National Highways Authority of India failing to provide an alternative motorable road. As per the contract conditions, the contractor was supposed to provide an alternative motorable road while executing the …

Road Users Road Nhai Mani Kalladka Vops

1 week, 2 days ago

2024 saw GHMC focus on connectivity development

Deccan Chronicle

Hyderabad:The GHMC focused on road widening, junction improvements, building permissions, and innovative urban projects in 2024. A major development was road widening under the Strategic Road Development Plan, backed by a `200 crore allocation from the government. Projects such as the Dabeerpura police station to Nagabowli road, Shaik Faiz kaman to Dabeerpura Flyover, Bada Bazaar to Bhavaninagar road and Shastripuram …

Land Acquisition Road Ghmc Junction Improvements

1 week, 2 days ago

CM Revanth Reddy Asks HMWS&SB To Continue Special Drive for Another 90 Days

Deccan Chronicle

Hyderabad: The HMWS&SB has wrapped up a 90-day special drive to resolve sewer issues and reduce overflows. The initiative, launched on Gandhi Jayanti by Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy and minister Ponnam Prabhakar, focused on clearing sewer pipelines and manholes across Hyderabad. Appreciating this, Revanth Reddy directed that the drive be continued for another 90 days. Ashok Reddy, board managing …

Revanth Reddy Sewer Problems

1 week, 5 days ago

NHAI to repair Gurugram road on priority post rains

Hindustan Times

The National Highway Authority of India on Saturday said it will take up repair work of the stretch of road between Hero Honda Chowk and Umang Bhardwaj Chowk on priority and the potholes will be filled immediately once the rain stops in the next few days. The road stretch between Hero Honda Chowk and Umang Bhardwaj Chowk is in a …

Dwarka Gurugram Road Stretch Chowk Potholes Hero Honda Chowk

2 weeks, 1 day ago

GMDA invites bids for repairs, upgrades on 5.5km SPR stretch

Hindustan Times

The Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority announced on Tuesday that it has invited tenders for repairing and strengthening a 5.5-kilometre stretch of the Southern Peripheral Road, a crucial link connecting Sohna Road, Golf Course Road, and NH-48, officials said. In addition to repairing the main carriageway, GMDA plans to construct new slip roads along the corridor to provide further relief for …

Traffic Gurugram Road Gmda Stretch Dhankar Spr

2 weeks, 3 days ago

Areas with worst potholes revealed as Labour tells councils to ‘get on’ with repairs

The Independent

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Sir Keir Starmer has told local councils to “get on” …

Labour Potholes

Labour ministers set to spend £1.6bn on filling-in potholes and roads

Daily Mail

A record £1.6billion will be spent on fixing potholes next year in a massive boost for the Daily Mail’s campaign to end the scourge. Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander last night unveiled the 50 per cent hike in funding for resurfacing local roads - enough to fix 7million extra potholes. A record £1.6billion will be spent on fixing potholes next year …

England Local Roads Funding Drivers End Road

3 weeks ago

GMDA gives nod to 4 FOBs across major Gurugram roads

Hindustan Times

Gurugram: The work to set up these FOBs will have to be completed in 18 months from the day of the allotment. The Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority has given its approval for the construction of four foot overbridges over three major roads to ensure the safe movement of pedestrians. A senior GMDA official said that a letter of acceptance has …

Gurugram Road Gmda Fobs

3 weeks ago

Rs 2,200 crore-worth road projects planned to connect 1,500 hamlets in ASR district

Deccan Chronicle

Visakhapatnam: ASR district administration has called tenders for the massive exercise of laying roads to connect 1,500 hamlets, which have no links with the mainstream areas in the district. The CM said in future, such a thing should not happen,” ASR district collector A.S. Dinesh Kumar told this correspondent on Thursday. When asked about the source of funds, Dinesh Kumar …

Road

3 weeks, 3 days ago

After Grap curbs, cold and elections to delay repair of Delhi roads

Hindustan Times

New Delhi Repair work undertaken at Safdarjung flyover during the start of the initiative in October. Road repairs of arterial roads started by the Public Works Department in October but halted later due to Graded Response Action Plan curbs are currently faced with the obstacle of “cold weather”, officials said. Last Wednesday, PWD attempted to repair three patches on the …

Temperature Work Official Pwd Low Repair Grap

3 weeks, 4 days ago

GMDA commissions study to solve Gurugram’s waterlogging woes

Hindustan Times

The Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority has hired a consultancy to analyse teh existing drainage network in the city and to suggest measures to resolve the waterlogging problem that is seen every year during monsoons. A senior GMDA official said that the consultant will study the capacities of existing drains and cross drainage works in the city including those along the …

Gurugram Gmda Leg

3 weeks, 4 days ago

Samiti appeals to DC to hold public meeting to address issues of national highways in DK

The Hindu

The Toll Gate Virodhi Horata Samiti has appealed to Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner M.P. Mullai Muhilan to hold, at the earliest, a public meeting to address public concerns on issues pertaining to five national highways that pass through Dakshina Kannada. In a statement, Samiti Convenor Muneer Katipalla said that despite the rainy season ending, no action has been taken so …

Highway National Highways Dakshina Kannada Samiti Underpass Work

3 weeks, 4 days ago

Greater Chennai Corporation aims for ‘pothole-free’ city in six months

The Hindu

The Greater Chennai Corporation has promised its residents a ‘pothole-free’ city in six months amid repeated complaints of damaged roads from them. The promise comes as the civic body plans to acquire 15 mobile jet patchwork machines to expedite the repair of potholes on bus route and interior roads. Additionally, NSC Bose Road, near Mint Street, and multiple streets in …

Roads Road Street Machines Gcc Corporation Aims

3 weeks, 5 days ago

Actor Balayya’s Hyderabad property marked for acquisition

New Indian Express

HYDERABAD: The Hyderabad City Innovative and Transformative Infrastructure programme launched by the state government is taking shape after the Town Planning wing of the GHMC began marking the portions of properties for land acquisition around KBR park. These flyovers and underpasses will come up at the KBR Park entrance junction, Jubilee Hills Check Post junction, Road No. The sources said …

Road Junction Ghmc Kbr Park Road No

3 weeks, 5 days ago

Portions of Balakrishna and Jana Reddy's Homes Marked for Demolition

Deccan Chronicle

HYDERABAD: A portion of the house of actor and TD’s Hindupur MLA Nandamuri Balakrishna and that of senior Congress leader K. Jana Reddy, where his son and Nagarjunasagar legislator Kunduru Jayaveer Reddy stays, are among those marked for demolition to take up road widening works. The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation has proposed road widening works from Road No. This road …

Land Acquisition Balakrishna Road Ghmc Road Widening Works

3 weeks, 5 days ago

Final underpass at Pragati Maidan tunnel in Delhi gets renewed push

Hindustan Times

Delhi’s Public Works Department has written to the Union government to restart work at a Pragati Maidan underpass – the last of the six corridors around the tunnel leading to the complex – after work on the project was halted following floods during the 2023 monsoon, officials aware of the matter have said. This corridor was initially supposed to be …

Delhi Work Pwd Tunnel Ring Road Pragati Maidan Maidan

4 weeks, 1 day ago

Kurnool collector aiming for pothole free roads by Sankranti

Deccan Chronicle

He explained that the CC road construction under NREGS is ongoing, alongside pothole filling on R&B roads at a cost of ₹13 crore. The government has also sanctioned ₹11.16 crore, aiming to make roads pothole free by Sankranti festival. Incidentally, only 40 per cent of road infrastructure work has been completed in Kurnool division, while Adoni leads 72 per cent …

Road Kurnool

1 month ago

Illegal Structures Reappear on City Roads and Footpaths After GHMC Removal

Deccan Chronicle

Hyderabad: Illegal structures have been reappearing on the city’s roads and footpaths, within days of the GHMC removing them. In November, the GHMC razed several structures belonging to businesses and commercial establishments to reclaim public spaces and reduce traffic congestion. But locals said that within three days, the businesses began encroaching the footpaths and walkways again. In a similar fashion, …

Ghmc Structures Razed

1 month ago

Soon, 5,000 water gullies in Ggm to prevent waterlogging

Hindustan Times

The Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority has planned to build over 5,000 road gullies in the city to avoid waterlogging and ensure that rainwater flows into stormwater drains rather than on roads. A senior GMDA official said that to resolve the issue they have decided to build 945 road gullies on master roads from sectors 58 to 62, 1,096 gullies in …

Water Roads City Road Gmda Gullies

1 month, 1 week ago

Highways Department starts repairing potholes on roads

The Hindu

A day after cyclone Fengal wreaked havoc in the city and suburbs, the Highways department has taken up work to repair potholes and bad patches on its roads. Repairs were taken up on major roads such as Anna Salai, Poonamallee High Road and Jawaharlal Nehru Salai and roads like Velachery - Tambaram Road, MGR Salai, Mudichur Road, Madhavaram – Redhills …

Repair Water Logging Highways Roads

1 month, 1 week ago

Highways authority to inspect tunnel collapse on Delhi-Mumbai Expressway in Kota

India Today

The National Highways Authority of India has formed a team to investigate the collapse of a section of under-construction tunnel on Delhi-Mumbai Expressway in Rajasthan's Kota on Sunday, which killed one labourer and left three others injured. The highways' authority has formed a committee, which includes Retired Director General SK Nirmal, Additional Director General of the Ministry of Road Transport …

Highways Authority

1 month, 1 week ago

‘General Staff Road’ to boost Uttarakhand tourism

New Indian Express

DEHRADUN: Uttarakhand is set to receive a major infrastructure boost with the construction of the ‘General Staff Road’, which connects Gwaldam to Tapovan in the strategically important border district of Chamoli. The new road will also revitalise the historic Lord Curzon Trail, a trekking route developed by the British in the 1900s. Speaking to this newspaper, Uttarakhand tourism and public …

Uttarakhand Road Curzon Trail

1 month, 1 week ago

Road widening project at AT Agraharam in Guntur to gain pace

New Indian Express

GUNTUR: In a significant relief for commuters, the long-delayed road widening project of AT Agraharam main road is set to pick up pace. The road, which serves one of the city’s oldest and most densely populated areas, has been in dire need of expansion to accommodate increasing traffic and address damage, particularly during the rainy season. However, work stalled when …

Road Guntur Gmc

1 month, 1 week ago

People slam GHMC for garbage dumping on roads

Deccan Chronicle

Hyderabad: The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation is facing criticism for its failing to address the issue of garbage dumping on roads. Despite distributing wet and dry waste bins for door-to-door collection, many areas continue to be cluttered with garbage, which causes inconvenience to commuters by blocking roads. Some people also allege that SAT vehicles dump collected waste back onto roads, …

Roads Garbage Ghmc

1 month, 2 weeks ago

GMDA plans repairs on 80+kms of Gurugram roads

Hindustan Times

The Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority will soon commence special repairs on approximately 64 kilometres of master sector roads and 17.2 kilometres of service roads in Gurugram, following the allocation of tenders to various contractors, officials said on Monday. Tenders for five major road repair and upgrade projects were approved during a high-powered committee meeting chaired by Haryana chief minister Nayab …

Roads Haryana Gurugram Gmda Service Roads Kilometres Plans Repairs

1 month, 3 weeks ago

Delhi: PWD set to undertake repairs on Rohtak Road

Hindustan Times

Delhi’s Public Works Department is set to undertake the restoration and repair of Rohtak Road, an arterial stretch connecting the Capital with Haryana, which has been described as the “worst road of the city”. “The much larger project to redesign the drainage system of the areas around this national highway will take around 15 months and it is likely to …

Delhi Rohtak Project Official Pwd Road Drain

1 month, 3 weeks ago

Elevated corridor to ease traffic woes in Sec-bad cantonment: Ponnam

Deccan Chronicle

Hyderabad: An elevated corridor from Paradise Junction near Gymkhana Grounds in Secunderabad to Outer Ring Road Junction near Shamirpet on Rajiv Rahadari State Highway would ease traffic congestion. The foundation stone for the elevated corridor was laid with an aim to ensure hassle-free journey to motorists, said Backward Classes Welfare Minister Ponnam Prabhakar here on Friday. Stating that the State …

State Sec Elevated Corridor Cantonment Areas Cantonment Ponnam

1 month, 3 weeks ago

Pothole-free roads in U.P: Some work done, much of the target yet to be achieved

Hindustan Times

Even as 10 departments were assigned the work of filling up potholes across the state with a revised deadline October 31, work on at least 1,500 km of road is still pending. The target was to get 44,539 km of roads pothole-free, and by November 5, work on 42,946-kms or 96% of roads has been done. The Panchayati Raj department …

Work Road Department Target

1 month, 4 weeks ago

GMDA to overhaul road connecting Sector 99 to 102

Hindustan Times

The Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority announced plans on Monday to upgrade the 75-metre-wide master road between Sector 99 and Sector 102 to enhance connectivity between Jhajjar Road and the Dwarka Expressway. According to GMDA estimates, approximately 70,000 vehicles travel daily on Jhajjar Road, ultimately merging onto Basai Road and causing regular traffic jams, which they aim to alleviate with these …

Development Gurugram Pwd Officials Road Master Jhajjar

1 month, 4 weeks ago

Ludhiana MC chief writes to NHAI for cleaning, repairing highways

Hindustan Times

Municipal corporation commissioner has written to the project director of National Highways Authority of India seeking regular cleaning and repair of highway roads and sewerage moving through the city. In the letter written to PD of NHAI, the Ludhiana MC commissioner has mentioned that the stretches of the highways are heavily littered with garbage, construction debris and other waste materials. …

Ludhiana Road Nhai Limit Highways Mc Limit

2 months ago

GMDA, NHAI remove shanties along NH 48, connecting roads

Hindustan Times

Gurugram: The Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority along with the Municipal Corporation of Gurugram and the National Highways Authority of India officials carried out a large-scale demolition drive along NH 48 near Rajiv Chowk and connecting roads, officials said. The Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority along with the Municipal Corporation of Gurugram and the National Highways Authority of India officials carried out …

Roads Traffic Congestion Gurugram Road Gmda Nhai Connecting Roads

2 months ago

Traffic diversions in Coimbatore in view of CM’s visit

The Hindu

The police have announced traffic diversions in Coimbatore city on Tuesday and Wednesday in view of the visit of Chief Minister M.K. All government and private buses that come from Tiruppur, Erode and Salem to the city between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. have been asked to enter Sinthamani Pudur from Neelambur and pass via Ondipudur, Singanallur, Ramanathapuram, Sungam roundabout, …

Road Gandhipuram Ramanathapuram Junction Ganapathy Sathyamangalam Road

2 months, 1 week ago

Krishna District Collector Launches Road Repair Works, Aiming for Pothole-Free District

New Indian Express

Krishna District Collector launches road repair works in Kesarapalli village of Gannavaram mandal. The Collector, along with local alliance leaders and other officials, laid the foundation stone for road repairs and officially commenced the works. The project aims to repair damaged roads across the district under the 'Pothole-Free Andhra Pradesh' initiative. The State government has allocated Rs 14.76 crore for …

Andhra CM Repairs Pothole on Road with His Own Hands, Targets Jagan Mohan Reddy

ABP News

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has launched a mission to achieve pothole-free roads in the state. He personally repaired a pothole by filling it with mortar and also fixed a large pothole by dumping material onto it by a truck. Naidu has also tasked Roads and Buildings Minister BC Janardhan Reddy and officials to ensure that no pothole …

Law Crime Safety Social Issues

2 months, 1 week ago

Plans on to repair stretch of ring road in Yelagiri

New Indian Express

TIRUPATTUR: A section of the heavily damaged ring road between Athanavur and Kottur along the interior areas of the Yelagiri Hills would be repaired under the Chief Minister's Rural Road Development Scheme, responded the CM's special cell on Monday to a query from a Yelagiri resident requesting road maintenance. An official from the District Rural Development Agency told TNIE that …

Road Yelagiri Villages Athanavur

2 months, 2 weeks ago

Delhi-Gurugram Expressway Corridor Gets Green Light: Haryana CM

Hindustan Times

Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini has announced the greenlighting of a new road project connecting Delhi and Gurugram. The 12-kilometer road will run from Nelson Mandela Marg in Delhi to the Mehrauli-Gurgaon (MG) Road. This project is expected to decongest the Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway and facilitate smooth travel between the Capital and Gurugram.

Environment Law Infrastructure Transport Delhi

2 months, 4 weeks ago

Delhi to be Pothole-Free by Diwali: Atishi

New Indian Express

Delhi government agencies are working together to ensure pothole-free city by Diwali. The chief minister met with DMRC and NCRTC officials to assess the repair work on the roads under their agencies. They found that many roads in Delhi are in a dilapidated condition and need repair. The government has directed the PWD officials to coordinate with these agencies to …

Law Transportation Infrastructure Public Works Delhi

3 months, 2 weeks ago

After checking work of filling potholes, DKS says no action against any official

The Hindu

Deputy Chief Minister and Bengaluru Development Minister D.K. Shivakumar inspected road repair works, including the filling of potholes and other development projects being carried out by the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike, early on Tuesday. Mr. Shivakumar, while he visited several road stretches where work was on, said no action had been taken against any officials. Mr. Shivakumar visited Jayamahal Road …

Work Road Shivakumar

3 months, 2 weeks ago

Eradicate potholes from all roads across state by Oct 10: CM Yogi

Hindustan Times

LUCKNOW: Chief minister Yogi Adityanath has directed that the ongoing special campaign to eliminate potholes on the state’s roads be completed by October 10, ahead of the upcoming festivals, including Sharadiya Navratri, Dussehra, and Diwali. The chief minister also insisted that all repair and drainage work for roads under the Mandi Samiti be completed within the designated timeframe, with a …

Roads Road Construction State Minister Chief

3 months, 2 weeks ago

Gurugram: Sohna Road caves in at same spot for third time in a year

Hindustan Times

A small portion of Sohna Elevated Road in front of SD Adarsh Vidyalya in Gurugram Sector 47 has caved in for the third time in a year prompting Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority officials to barricade and dig up the area for repairs. The recurring sinkholes are due to a 30-year-old sewage pipeline below the road that has developed cracks, GMDA …

Officials Road Gmda Pipeline Gmda Officials

3 months, 3 weeks ago

Traffic Diversion for Milad-Un-Nabi

Deccan Chronicle

Hyderabad: In connection with the Milad-un-Nabi peace procession birth anniversary of Prophet Mohammed the Muslim community will be taking out processions in Hyderabad city on Thursday. The main procession will start from Syed Quadri Chaman, Gulam Murtuza Colony, Falaknuma and proceed through Falaknuma Crossroads, Aliabad Crossroads, Lal Darwaza Crossroads, Charminar, Gulzar House, Madina, Nayapul Bridge, Salarjung Museum, Salajung Rotary, Purani …

Falaknuma Diverted Processions Traffic Volta Hotel

3 months, 3 weeks ago

South AP’s Mogili, Bhakarapet ghat roads are accident hotspots

Deccan Chronicle

The 3.5-kilometre Mogili ghat road is part of Chittoor-Bengaluru national highway. A recent collision on this road between a truck and an RTC bus killed seven and injured over 30 passengers.The ghat section, particularly the steep 15-feet descent from Buthalabanda, seven km from Palamaner, is witness to drivers frequently shifting to neutral gear and switching off their engines to save …

Road Ghat Bhakarapet Bhakarapet Ghat Road Ghat Road

3 months, 3 weeks ago

Robust network of roads in U.P.’s Prayagraj ahead of Mahakumbh-2025

Hindustan Times

To ensure smooth travel for pilgrims and tourists arriving in Sangam city for the mega religious fair of Mahakumbh-2025, the Yogi government is busy laying a network of roads in Prayagraj. For this, apart from widening and renovation of existing roads by the public works department, quality construction of new roads from the city to villages in the district is …

Roads Road Prayagraj

3 months, 3 weeks ago

Traffic curbs in Hyderabad for Ganesh idol immersion on Tuesday

New Indian Express

HYDERABAD: Various roads in the city, which are part of the final procession of Ganesha idol immersion, will either remain closed for regular traffic or will see diversions on Tuesday, the Hyderabad police announced. The main procession starts from Katta Maisamma temple at Balapur and proceeds towards Chandrayangutta, Falanuma, Charminar, Abids X Roads, Basheerbagh till the Necklace Road. The procession …

Hyderabad Main Procession X Roads

3 months, 3 weeks ago

Greater Noida authority plans to resurface, widen 6km stretch of DSC Road

Hindustan Times

The Greater Noida authority on Friday said that it has approved a ₹16 crore project to resurface and widen the 6km stretch of Dadri-Surajpur-Chhalera road, one of the main roads connecting Noida and Greater Noida. The authority has issued a tender of ₹ 16 crore inviting bids from contractors who will build drains on both sides of the road to …

Traffic Waterlogging Traffic Congestion Road Noida Greater Noida Greater

3 months, 3 weeks ago

Traffic restrictions across Cyberabad Commissionerate in view of Ganesh idol immersion

The Hindu

In view of the upcoming immersion of Ganesh idols at various tanks and lakes in the Cyberabad Commissionerate, the police have issued traffic advisory to ensure accident-free celebrations and smooth flow of traffic. Traffic coming from Moosapet and Kukatpally Y-Junction towards IDL lake will be diverted towards Kukatpally Bus Stop, KPHB Metro Station and JNTU while vehicles travelling from Khaithalapur …

Traffic Vehicles Nagar Diverted Idol Immersion Pragathi Nagar Jntu

3 months, 4 weeks ago

Deputy CM DK Shivakumar's warning hits home, Wards get officers to fix potholes

New Indian Express

BENGALURU: Taking serious note of the deadline issued by Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar to fill up all potholes in the city, Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike is working on a war footing and has appointed nodal officers ward-wise in all eight zones of the municipality to oversee work to fill potholes. They will address the issue of potholes, and also …

Road Potholes

3 months, 4 weeks ago

Temple ghat road works at brisk pace

New Indian Express

VIJAYAWADA: The recent heavy rains caused significant damage to the ghat road of Sri Durga Malleswara Varla Devasthanam, with a portion of the road collapsing onto the National Highway. In response to the damage, the ghat road was temporarily closed on Sunday to prevent any further incidents during the ongoing rains. Temple executive officer KS Rama Rao stated that the …

Dasara Ghat Road Road Works Brisk Pace Temple Ghat Road Temple Ghat Ghat Road Works

3 months, 4 weeks ago

Maharashtra PWD assures Ghodbunder Road will be repaired in 8-10 days

Hindustan Times

Thane: The pothole-ridden Ghodbunder Road, which has caused severe traffic congestion and multiple vehicle breakdowns in the last few weeks, will be repaired and made motorable in the next eight to 10 days, according to an official from Maharashtra’s public works department. Thane, India - September 11, 2024: After the citizens living in Ghodbunder Road raised their voices regarding the …

Traffic Work Road Vehicle Residents Thane Tmc

4 months ago

Gurugram’s Ward 13: Poor road infra triggers traffic snarls

Hindustan Times

Ward 13, which encompasses areas such as Kadipur Village, Kadipur Enclave, Kadipur Industrial Area, Sector 37C, Amar Colony, and Auto Market among others, faces multiple civic challenges, including severe traffic congestion, broken roads, and persistent waterlogging, with little intervention from local authorities, residents allege. Residents further claimed that there are a huge number of heavy vehicles that use the Gurugram-Pataudi …

Traffic Roads Gurugram Road Sector 10 Singh Residents

GMCH does patchwork on bad roads in prep for Chaturthi

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