With many highway projects finding it difficult to reach financial closure, the government is seeking a review of guidelines for lending to such projects.

Over 300 shopkeepers to be affected after completion of the tunnel

Mandi: A number of roads in areas around Mandi town remained closed for hours due to landslides, triggered by rain, in the last 24 hours.

Beware when you take a newly constructed National Highway, lest you land in the woods.

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) actually intends to construct new highways in bits and pieces, as it is unable to secure environment clearance for the entire project that involves construction of stretches through forest ranges. In a desperate bid to push up the pace of construction of highways, the MoRTH has proposed to the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) to clear part of such road projects — that is, instead of sitting over the entire project it should give approval for at least that portion which does not pass through the forest.

To reduce time and cost overrun in highway projects, the government on Friday approved a model document for construction of highways. It is expected the move would also enable faster roll-out of projects.

The Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure approved the model engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) agreement document for constructing two-lane national highways, read an official statement.

New Delhi:Highway developers facing acute equity crunch would soon get a breather with National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) likely to spend at least Rs 9,000 crore in construction of two-and

Contractor had to complete the project in 36 months, but not a single km has been built.

UP government on Monday gave in principle approval to construction of an expressway between Lucknow and Agra.

The highways ministry is planning to set up a corporation for building Greenfield expressways across the country.

A 3,200-km trilateral highway linking India, Myanmar and Thailand will become a reality by 2016.