Pune: Public works minister Shivendrasinh Bhosale said on Friday that there are no engineering flaws at the Khed Shivapur toll plaza or the adjoining stretch of NH-48. He said accidents in the area are primarily the result of driver negligence and overspeeding.Replying to a question raised by Khadakwasla MLA Bhimrao (Anna) Tapkir in the state…
Vadodara: A 58-year-old woman died after a speeding truck allegedly hit her two-wheeler on National Highway-48 near Dashrath village on Thursday morning.The victim, Hema Pandya, was on her way to work when the truck struck her near the Dashrath village bridge. She fell from her two-wheeler, suffered grievous injuries and died on the spot.Chhani police…
On Tuesday evening, the cave-in left a large crater on Delhi-Jaipur carriageway Gurgaon: Months before a portion of Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway caved in near Narsingpur on Tuesday evening, National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) had raised a series of concerns over the proposed stormwater drainage project beneath the highway, questioning its design, technical details and execution…
A day after the gridlock, police stepped up monsoon preparedness by deploying 260 additional personnel, taking the traffic wing’s field strength from around 1,250 to nearly 1,500 Gurgaon: Nearly 500 distress calls poured into Gurgaon traffic police helplines between 6pm and 8pm on Tuesday as thousands of commuters were trapped in waterlogged roads and gridlock…
The cave-in occurred at the spot where GMDA is constructing a stormwater drainage culvert beneath NH-8 using trenchless technology Gurgaon: A section of Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway caved in at Narsingpur on Tuesday evening after heavy rain, forcing closure of two lanes on the carriageway towards Jaipur and causing tailbacks during rush hour.The cave-in occurred at the…
Emergency personnel work to clear debris after a major landslide hit a Missing Link tunnel along the Pune-Mumbai expressway on Monday (July 6) Pune: A major landslide shut down the Missing Link (now ‘Connecting Link’ ) between Pune and Mumbai on Monday, with traffic to Mumbai returning to normal only by 10pm, nearly 18 hours…
Rajkot/Surat: As torrential rain finally eased across most parts of Gujarat on Saturday after three days of relentless battering, the immediate focus shifted from rescue operations to repairing the extensive damage left behind on roads, highways and bridges across the state.From Saurashtra to south Gujarat, heavy rain exposed the vulnerability of transport infrastructure, with highways…
National Highway 48 at Valsad Surat: The first spell of monsoon rain has not only exposed widespread damage to roads in urban areas like Surat and Navsari but also highways and expressways in south Gujarat, disrupting traffic and raising concerns over construction quality and maintenance preparedness.In Navsari district, the Bilimora-Amalsad road suffered major damage near…
Barrierless tolling goes live at the Manoharpura Fee Plaza on NH-48 in Raj Thursday Jaipur: Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR)-based Multi-Lane Free Flow (MLFF) tolling became operational at the Manoharpura toll plaza on National Highway-48 Thursday, marking a key step towards barrierless toll collection in India. The project is part of the Indian Highways Management…
Gurgaon: In a region where highways routinely choke under the weight of thousands of vehicles and air pollution remains among the country’s worst, NCR Planning Board has proposed three orbital rail corridors looping around Delhi to divert traffic away from the capital, cut travel time and reduce dependence on road transport.Officials said NCRPB is working…
