A congested NH34 in Malda. The highway passes right through the town. Picture by Surajit Roy Malda, July 1: The expansion of NH34 from Barasat to Dalkhola will be completed by 2011, National Highways Authority officials said today. The stretch between Barasat in North 24 Parganas and Dalkhola in North Dinajpur will be widenend to four lanes. "Provisions are being kept to turn it into a six-lane road in future. The land acquisition is being made with an eye to achieving the goal,' said Srikumar Bhattacharya, the project director of the NHAI here.

New Delhi: After years of being caught in red tape, the estimated Rs 340-crore Badarpur-Faridabad flyover may finally see the light of day. On Wednesday, the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) awarded the contract to Hindustan Construction Company Limited for the 4.4-km elevated, signal-free corridor, which will be made on BOT basis.

DH News Service, Bangalore: The Union Minister of State for Shipping, Road Transport and Highways K H Muniyappa on Saturday said the National Highway Authority of India, (NHAI) has identified key highways and roads in the State to be upgraded under phases 2 and 3 of the National Highway Development Project, (NHDP).

NHAI posts 56% completion rate across all phases in 2007-08, down from 81% in 2004-05; no dip in spending NHAI blames shortage of staff and raw material NEW DELHI, May 29: The country's biggest infrastructure upgrade under the National Highways Development Programme (NHDP) has recorded the lowest-ever progress rate under this government in 2007-08.

Roads are the lifeline of any country and India has been fortunate to have been blessed with a robust infrastructure of roads and highways that form the economic backbone of the country, facilitating economic growth, expansion of townships and development along their routes.

Following The Indian Express report, building of Pinjore road put on hold, debris disposal gets priority

The Himachal Pradesh Pollution Control Board (HPPCB) has asked the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to immediately stop work on the Pinjore-Shimla highway.