Watch: Portion of under-construction flyover collapses on Mumbai-Goa national highway
Oct 16, 2023, 09:18 PM ISTA portion of the flyover collapsed and damaged a crane machine used at the site.
A portion of the flyover collapsed and damaged a crane machine used at the site.
Bengaluru Chennai Expressway: Earlier, in July, Nitin Gadkari said that central government has set a provisional target for the construction of about 13,800 kilometre National Highways (NHs) in 2023-24.Against the set target for the year, 2250 km has already been constructed till June 2023, he said.
Rolls Royce accident: "He was in the Rolls Royce car but he was not driving, his driver was driving the car. They were going to Jaipur and three people were there in the car on August 22 (Tuesday)," he said when asked whether Vikas Malu was driving the car or not.
Earlier in the month, a political row erupted on the CAG report which flagged the high cost of construction of the Dwarka Expressway.
Delhi-Mumbai Expressway updates: The travel time between the two cities will be reduced to 12 hours with the completion of the Expressway from the present 24 hours, said Anurag Jain, the newly-appointed secretary of the Road Transport and Highways Ministry.
The Amritsar-Jamnagar expressway will connect the towns of Amritsar, Bhatinda, Sangaria, Bikaner, Sanchore, Samakhiyali and Jamnagar across the four states of Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and Gujarat.
This accomplishment highlights the dedication and ingenuity of India's road infrastructure industry. I extend my congratulations to the exceptional teams of Cube Highways, L&T, and Ghaziabad Aligarh Expressway Pvt Ltd (GAEPL) for their outstanding achievement, said Nitin Gadkari.
The expressway has been constructed by dividing it into four packages, in which 10.01 km area has been kept in two areas in the Delhi region and 18.9 km area in Haryana region has also been kept in two areas.
This highway will serve as a primary route for traffic flow between Delhi, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh, and will improve the connectivity of North/East Delhi with Noida and Ghaziabad, the Union Minister informed.
Taking to Twitter, Nitin Gadkari wrote, "Under the Bharatmala Pariyojana initiative, a new Greenfield Corridor Project is underway in the state of Tamil Nadu. This involves the development of a Double Tier 4-lane Elevated Corridor from Chennai Port to Maduravoyal."
The Delhi-Dehradun Expressway will be finished by the end of 2023; 8 animal underpasses will be created to keep wildlife safe on the NH.
The condition of roads in UP was not good before the year 2014. After the Narendra Modi government came to power, National Highway has increased from 7,643 km to 13,000 km in the state, Nitin Gadkari said.
Delhi-Mumbai Expressway inauguration: It will pass through six states of Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Maharashtra and connect major cities like- Kota, Indore, Jaipur, Bhopal, Vadodara and Surat.
Delhi-Mumbai Expressway: The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) said the first completed portion of the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway, which was built at a cost of more than Rs 12,150 crore, will significantly promote the economic growth of the entire region.
Delhi-Mumbai expressway will connect the urban centres of Delhi through the Delhi-Faridabad-Sohna section of the corridor along with a spur to Jewar Airport and Jawaharlal Nehru Port to Mumbai through a spur in Mumbai.
The expressway between Delhi and Mumbai would be almost complete in December. With this, the distance between the two cities can be covered in 12 hours, Nitin Gadkari said.
Noida: The road portion caved in near Sector 96 where work for an underpass was being carried out. It was on the carriageway while one moves from Noida towards Greater Noida. The repair work on it had started, leading to traffic congestion.
Delhi Mumbai Expressway: Speaking at the launch of the first Electric Double Decker Bus in Mumbai, Gadkari said that there is a need to transform the country's transport system from a long-term perspective.
Delhi-Amritsar-Katra Expressway: I'm shifting this house as it was coming in the way of the Delhi-Amritsar-Katra Expressway. I was offered compensation but didn't want to build another house, said the owner of the house.
Delhi Dehradun Expressway: The Expressway is a part of Delhi Dehradun economic corridor, which is expected to be completed by March 2024. The final stretch of the Delhi-Dehradun Expressway will link Dehradun via the new Daat Kali Devi Tunnel.
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