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SC flags highway encroachments; asks NHAI why CCTV can't be installed at toll plazas

The Supreme Court questioned the National Highways Authority of India regarding highway encroachments and stationary vehicles. Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta suggested installing camera surveillance systems at toll plazas. The court noted that illegal parking on highways contributes significantly to road accidents. Ministries and the Tamil Nadu government were…

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NHAI tightens ambulance norms for highway accidents, Rs 10,000 fine for missing 10-minute deadline

Ambulances on national highways now face a ten thousand rupee penalty for slow response. The National Highways Authority of India has tightened service agreements for emergency vehicles. These revised norms aim to improve response times and provide timely assistance. Penalties also apply for technology lapses and delayed ticket responses. Quick…

The Economic Times

Controlled blasting by NHAI clears massive boulders on Jammu-Srinagar National Highway

The National Highways Authority of India executed controlled blasting operations on Sunday. Massive boulders blocked the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway near Chenin Udhampur district. Traffic was temporarily suspended for public safety and risk mitigation. The targeted blast shattered the boulders into manageable debris for clearance. The highway reopened after a thorough…

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Delhi-Dehradun Expressway: NHAI blames drainage issues for road cave-in, acts against officials, contractor

Following a road surface cave-in on the Delhi-Dehradun Economic Corridor, the National Highways Authority of India has initiated disciplinary action. A show-cause notice has been issued to the project director, key officials suspended, and the contractor faces debarment. The incident, attributed to water stagnation and delayed drainage work due to…

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2025 landslide in Shimla Act of God, NHAI tells NGT, rejects compensation claim

The National Highways Authority of India has told the National Green Tribunal that it is not liable for compensation for agricultural land damaged by a May 2025 landslide in Shimla. NHAI claims the incident was an 'Act of God' due to heavy rainfall. The authority also questioned the horticulture department's…

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Bengal government gives nod for handover of seven national highway stretches to NHAI, NHIDCL

West Bengal has given in-principle approval to transfer seven national highway stretches to central agencies. This move clears the way for long-pending infrastructure development works. The National Highways Authority of India and the National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd will now undertake these projects. These developments will significantly improve…

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NHAI settles arbitration claims in Panipat-Jalandhar Highway project cases

The National Highways Authority of India has successfully settled two major arbitration cases. An arbitral tribunal awarded NHAI Rs 819.96 crore. These disputes involved the Panipat-Jalandhar section of NH-44. Claims by concessionaires exceeded Rs 8,375 crore.

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Bureaucracy: Senior IAS officer Santosh Kumar Yadav's tenure extended

Currently, IAS officer Santosh Kumar Yadav is serving as the Chairman of the National Highways Authority of India. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Stagnant water at Kovaneri Bridge near Valliyoor turns into an accident zone on national highway

The stagnant rainwater on the National Highways Authority of India’s four-lane road at Kovaneri near Valliyoor, which has seen several accidents claiming 14 lives in the past, took one more life on Saturday

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Road over the Sengipatti vehicular underpass on national highway reopened to two-way traffic

The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has reopened the main carriageway over the vehicular underpass (VUP) at Sengipatti on the Tiruchi-Thanjavur National Highway to two-way traffic

The Hindu

Stalemate over GST, royalty waiver for Kundannur-Angamaly bypass continues

NHAI faces delays in Kochi Bypass project due to pending GST and royalty waiver, risking cost escalation.

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CBI arrests NHAI officer in bribery case

The Central Bureau of Investigation has arrested a senior official of the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) Arvind from Nagpur on demanding bribery of 45 lakhs of the total amount for clearing the pending bills. Read further on Dynamite News:

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NHAI calls for ₹688-crore tender ‘to ensure road safety’ on Bengaluru-Mysuru expressway

The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has called for a tender for ₹688 crore for “additional works to ensure road safety on Bengaluru-Mysuru access-controlled highway”.

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NHAI to take up black spot rectification measures worth ₹900 crore shortly

The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is preparing the detailed project report for rectification of 35 black spots in the State. These works, which include vehicular underpasses and road over bridges are estimated set to tentatively cost around ₹900 crore.

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Expedite repairs on stretch of GST Road between Paranur and Tindivanam, say motorists

Motorists demanded the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to speed up the work to repair the 60-km stretch of Grand Southern Trunk Road between Paranur and Tindivanam. This portion was damaged during the recent rain, with the top layer being washed away.

The Hindu

Bengaluru’s Peenya flyover to be closed by NHAI from January 16, traffic chaos expected on Tumakuru road

The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) and the Bengaluru Traffic Police on Tuesday announced the temporary closure of Peenya flyover (Dr. Shivakumar Swami Flyover) on Tumakuru Road.

The Hindu

Where are the promised ‘US-standard’ highways in Karnataka?

“By 2024, you will see highways in Karnataka on a par with the highways in the United States,” was the declaration by the longest serving Union Road Transport Minister of India, Nitin Gadkari, who is in office since May 26, 2014. He made this promise in Mangaluru on February 22,…

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India Tunnel Collapse 'Wake-up Call' For Modi's Infrastructure Drive

India's aggressive infrastructure push into the ecologically fragile Himalayan mountains has been given a "wake-up call" by the collapse of a road tunnel that trapped 41 men, environmental experts say.

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Shortage of river sand hits elevated corridor work on Chennai-Bengaluru National Highway in Ambur

For more than a month, work on the elevated corridor along the Chennai-Bengaluru Highway (NH 44) near Ambur in Tirupattur has been temporarily stopped by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), which executes the project along with L&T, due to non-supply of river sand from government quarry at Kandaneri village…

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Concrete barricades placed at several access points on Bengaluru–Mysuru Expressway to prevent motorists avoiding toll

As motorists are trying to evade paying toll by swerving into and out of the access controlled Bengaluru-Mysuru Expressway before and after toll gates, the National Highways Authority of India has strategically placed concrete barricades at different access points along both the service roads and the main carriageway

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‘River didn’t come to us, we went to it’: How NHAI’s ‘all-weather’ highways eroded in Himachal

A spate of national highways bending along the Himalayan rivers have cropped up in Himachal Pradesh over the past years. Several of these roads, built by the National Highways Authority of India by cutting up mountains, are deemed “all-weather” – but the recent floods have uncovered a different reality.

The Hindu

Maduravoyal-Sriperumbudur elevated corridor included in NHAI’s work plan for this year

Work on the 23.2-km-long Maduravoyal-Sriperumbudur elevated corridor is likely to begin before the end of this financial year. According to sources in the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), the ₹3,500-crore project has been included in this year’s work plan.

The Hindu

Chennai Port-Maduravoyal elevated corridor bhumi puja soon as bids for four packages are finalised

The ground-breaking ceremony (bhumi puja) for the two-tier four-lane elevated corridor from Chennai Port to Maduravoyal is likely to be held soon with the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) issuing Letter Of Acceptance (LOA) for all four packages of the ₹3,570-crore project to Mumbai-based J. Kumar Infrastructure Projects Ltd.,…

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NHAI awards tender for DPR on elevated highway project

The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has awarded the tender to prepare a detailed project report (DPR) for constructing an elevated highway on the 16-km Edappally-Aroor NH Bypass.

The Hindu

DISHA urges NHAI to issue 3D notification of NH 744

District Development coordination and Monitoring committee will ask the National Highways Authority of India to issue the 3D notification of National Highway 744 and take urgent steps to disburse compensation for the landowners

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