Roads and Bridges

The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) will execute a pilot project to study the implementation of the “pay as you use” tolling system in the country. It involves the setting up of a satellite-based […]

The Nagaland government has launched the Nagaland Road Maintenance Policy, 2017, to ensure the proper maintenance of state roads. Meanwhile, the government has also laid the foundation stone for two projects to improve roads at the Purana […]

Telangana has initiated the monetisation of road assets through the toll-operate-transfer model at the state level. It will help raise significant extra-budgetary resources for Telangana, which can be used for the development of other infrastructure […]

The West Bengal government has approved a proposal to levy toll and user charges on state highways. It plans to levy a toll of Re 0.65 per km on a two-lane highway and Re 1 […]

NHAI has formed the National Highways Investment Promotion Cell for attracting domestic and foreign investment for highway projects. The cell will focus on engaging with global institutional investors, construction companies, developers and fund managers for building […]

NHAI plans to launch its first retail bond issue in February 2018. It aims to raise around Rs 50 billion by tapping the retirement savings of senior citizens. The amount raised will be used to […]

The Dredging Corporation of India (DCI) and the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) have signed an MoU for facilitating the supply of sand for highway construction work. Concessionaires working on highway projects have been […]

The Central Road Fund (Amendment) Bill, 2017, was passed by the Lok Sabha on December 19, 2017. The bill seeks to amend the Central Road Fund Act, 2000, through which the cess levied and collected […]

The governments of India and Morocco have signed several agreements for bilateral cooperation in the road transport, water resources and marine sectors. With regard to the road sector, a cooperation framework agreement was signed between […]

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has signed an MoU with Transport for London (TFL) with the objective of using TFL’s expertise to revamp public transport infrastructure in the country. TFL is the […]

National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (NHIDCL) plans to take over the implementation of about 2,000 km of road projects in Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Uttarakhand, Manipur, Jammu & Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh from the […]

The International Road Assessment Programmme (IRAP) plans to engage central and state road transport ministries and highway authorities to assess Indian roads on the basis of their risk profile. The India chapter of the organisation […]

With the objective of improving the regulatory framework for infrastructure development, the MoRTH plans to start grading of highways, toll plazas and construction agencies. The highways will be graded on the basis of safety, maintenance […]

As per reports, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) is planning to expand the scope of the Bharatmala programme by bringing the Special Accelerated Road Development Programme for North Eastern Region and areas […]

The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has borrowed Rs 50 billion from the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation by selling long-tenor bonds to finance the government’s Bharatmala programme. NHAI sold corporate bonds with a coupon […]

The MoRTH has issued a notification mandating four-wheel motor vehicles sold on or after December 1, 2017 to have FASTags fitted on them by the manufacturer or their authorised dealers. In the case of vehicles […]

The MoRTH plans to digitise the land acquisition process by end-November 2017, in order to reduce the time taken for it by three-four months. The website designed by the National Informatics Centre for this purpose will be […]

NHAI plans to award highway projects spanning 10,000 km in 2017-18. Earlier, the target was to award projects spanning 6,500 km. Currently, tenders have been issued for a total length of 4,500 km and NHAI […]

NHAI plans to issue bonds for financing highway projects in the country. It expects foreign and domestic players to invest in the construction of road and highway infrastructure, and raise funds worth Rs 4 trillion-Rs […]

In order to upgrade road infrastructure in the Northeast, the central government is planning to undertake highway projects worth Rs 1.45 trillion in the region within the next two to three years. Of the proposed […]