Tag: NHAI
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Highway Maintenance Strengthening Transparency and Accountability
India’s vast highway network is both an asset and a responsibility. While constructing thousands of kilometers of highways is an engineering achievement, ensuring their upkeep requires vigilance, transparency, and advanced technology. Network Survey Vehicles (NSVs) provide the perfect blend of innovation and preventive vigilance, bringing objectivity and accountability to road asset management. National Highway Authority…
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Roadside amenities with EV charging infra
Based on research, it was found that scooters currently average a maximum range of 26 kilometers and can be conveniently charged at home every night. Challenges however, arise for long-distance travel on highways. To address them, NHAI is working on the establishment of 670 roadside amenities equipped with charging stations. Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has…
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Solarising sites on AP highways
NHAI has invited bids from experienced firms to provide solar highway lighting to cover 104 locations across different stretches of AP highways section of NH-216 to address the rectification of MoRTH-identified accident blackspots. Currently, the government has identified a total of 13,795 blackspots on NHs, with short-term rectification measures completed on 9,525 blackspots and permanent…
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Addressing reduced road visibility
To counter reduced visibility due to foggy conditions on the National Highways during the winter season, NHAI is to take mitigation measures under two heads of ‘Engineering’ and ‘Safety Awareness’. The first one includes reinstalling missing/damaged road signs, rectifying faded or inadequate pavement markings, enhance visibility of safety devices by providing reflective markers, median markers,…
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Ashoka Buildcon awarded road project in WB
Ashoka Buildcon has received a letter of award from the NHAI for a hybrid annuity mode road project in West Bengal for developing a four-lane economic corridor from Bowaichandi to Guskara-Katwa Road section of NH 116A, and Kharagpur to Chandrakona Ghatal Road Crossing section.
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Road fatalities down in Nashik
Speed calming measures taken by the Nashik Municipal Corporation (NMC) have helped in reducing the number of road fatalities by 22% in the civic limits during the first eight months of the year as compared to the corresponding period last year, based on police records. The total number of accidents also declined from 338 last…
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NHAI to focus on upgrading NHs
Amid increasing concerns over their maintenance and upkeep, the government has directed the NHAI to focus on upgrading the existing national highways marking a shift from the current practice of focusing solely on the development of new highways and expressways under the Bharatmala Pariyojana.This could ease congestion on many highways while ensuring their upkeep. As…
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Fast-tracking Fast Mobility: Putting IHMCL on a growth path
The IHMCL we know today has come a long way: From 2012 to 2024, from simple road toll transactions and road safety infrastructure measures to GNSS based tolling. The organisation is transforming itself as a change agent, facilitating highway traffic management and seamless mobility. Amit Ranjan Chitranshi, who took over as the COO of IHMCL…
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Reducing Mumbai-Bengaluru travel time
The 72-Km Chitradurga-Davangere section of a new six-lane highway in Karnataka is expected to boost connectivity and minimise travel time between Mumbai and Bengaluru. This could become a lifeline linking the financial capital to the Tech hub. This new route will be time-saving, fuel-efficient, and eco-friendly travel. In order to reduce future maintenance costs, the…