People continue to endure pothole-crater filled highway in the absence of motorable alternative road during NH 75 widening
1 day, 3 hours ago

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

The Hindu  

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 widening work. Nowhere such an alternative motorable road, from Kalladka to Pariyashanthi, including Mani, Uppinangady and Nellyadi, was provided regretted Steven Rego from Uppinangady. Space constraint A spokesperson from KNR Constructions said there was absolute lack of space to provide an alternative motorable road during the execution of the project.

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Farmers want Rani Mangammal Salai to be made an alternative to Tiruchi-Karur highway
6 months ago

Farmers want Rani Mangammal Salai to be made an alternative to Tiruchi-Karur highway

The Hindu  

With the ever increasing traffic and frequent road accidents on the Tiruchi-Karur national highway, a section of farmers and road safety activists has suggested the development of Ettarai-Mayanur Road as an alternative to the highway. In a recent representation to the district administration, Ayilai Siva Suriyan, district secretary, Tamil Nadu Vivasayigal Sangam, affiliated to the Communist Party of India, suggested …

Nirmala Sitharaman backs plea for a bypass at Gangaikondacholapuram, writes to Gadkari
1 year, 1 month ago

Nirmala Sitharaman backs plea for a bypass at Gangaikondacholapuram, writes to Gadkari

The Hindu  

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has requested her Cabinet colleague and Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari to consider a plea from Gangaikondacholapuram residents seeking a bypass to divert traffic from the ancient Sri Brihadeeswarar Temple. The Gangaikondacholapuram Development Council Trust, comprising heritage enthusiasts and local residents, has long been pressing for providing a bypass to protect the …

'Unacceptable In A Civilised Country': Meghalaya High Court Slams NHAI For Neglecting NH-6 Potholes, Deteriorating Roads
1 year, 2 months ago

'Unacceptable In A Civilised Country': Meghalaya High Court Slams NHAI For Neglecting NH-6 Potholes, Deteriorating Roads

Live Law  

The Meghalaya High Court recently pulled up the National Highways Authority of India for its negligence over the deplorable and deteriorating state of National Highway 6. In a status report dated October 3, 2023, the NHAI had informed the court that a new contractor was engaged on September 29 for repair operations on NH-6 from Sonapur to Ratacherra. The court …

NHAI agrees to build new road parallel to national highway at Pachakkil in Kozhikode
1 year, 3 months ago

NHAI agrees to build new road parallel to national highway at Pachakkil in Kozhikode

The Hindu  

The National Highways Authority of India has agreed to build a new road parallel to the national highway at Pachakkil in the city in place of the one that has been blocked as part of the NH widening process. Raghavan, MP, and MLA Thottathil Raveendran met NHAI project director Ashuthosh Sinha on Saturday to find a solution to the issue …

Kateel asks DC to sort out utility shifting issues between KPT and Nanthoor Junction for launching flyover projects
1 year, 6 months ago

Kateel asks DC to sort out utility shifting issues between KPT and Nanthoor Junction for launching flyover projects

The Hindu  

Dakshina Kannada Member of Parliament Nalin Kumar Kateel on Saturday, July 1, instructed the Deputy Commissioner M.P. Mullai Muhilan to convene a meeting of Departments concerned and sort out issues pertaining to utility shifting, within a week to enable construction of flyovers at Karnataka Polytechnic Junction and Nanthoor Junction on the National Highway 66 in the city. Speaking at the …

Work on widening NH 169A into four lanes going on at a brisk pace between Parkala and Hiriyadka
1 year, 7 months ago

Work on widening NH 169A into four lanes going on at a brisk pace between Parkala and Hiriyadka

The Hindu  

The widening project of Malpe-Tirthahalli NH 169A into four lanes that will reduce the distance between Parkala and Hebri by about 2 km, is going on at a brisk pace with the national highways division of the Public Works Department expecting it to get completed by December 2024. Initiated by Union Minister Shobha Karandlaje, the project sanctioned and funded by …

'We Can Neither Wait For Another Victim Nor Can We Let Roads Be Killing Fields': Kerala HC Directs NHAI To Fix Roads Within A Week
2 years, 5 months ago

'We Can Neither Wait For Another Victim Nor Can We Let Roads Be Killing Fields': Kerala HC Directs NHAI To Fix Roads Within A Week

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court on Monday directed the National Highway Authority of India to take immediate steps to rectify every road under their control without any further delay within one week from today.Justice Devan Ramachandran observed that steps should be taken to remove the potholes and craters on the road irrespective of whether that be on the National Highway, PWD …

Shocking! Potholes in Bihar's National Highway resemble small swimming pools
2 years, 6 months ago

Shocking! Potholes in Bihar's National Highway resemble small swimming pools

India TV News  

Highlights The highway has more than 100 big potholes in a stretch of over 20 km of road Local residents claim that the road was used by the administrative officers yet was never repaired The road was given the status of a national highway in 2001 The Bihar government has time and again claimed that roads in the state are …

Never-ending highway work causing miseries
3 years, 1 month ago

Never-ending highway work causing miseries

The Hindu  

The woes of road users travelling on a 48-km stretch of National Highway 75 appear to be neverending as the National Highways Authority of India has failed to maintain the existing carriageway in motorable condition while executing the four-lane work between Hassan and Maranahalli, beyond Sakleshpur, in Hassan district. Commenced four years ago, four-laning of the stretch between Hassan and …

Technocrats redefine ghat road technology on Ooty NH
5 years, 5 months ago

Technocrats redefine ghat road technology on Ooty NH

Deccan Chronicle  

OOTY: Barely a decade ago, the Gudalur-Ooty-Mettupalaym road of the Ooty-Coimbatore NH was disfigured with potholes dotting the stretches and giving bumpy rides. The National Highways Authority of India made sincere efforts to bring this busy ghat road into shape. While some widening and strengthening works on the Mettupalayam and Marapalam sector along the Coonoor-Burliar slopes on this NH was …

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