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A new road map: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar releasing a booklet in Patna on Friday while unveiling his plan for construction of 4,000 km of rural roads in the State.

New Delhi: By the time the Commonwealth Games are held, several stretches of Delhi roads, particularly the ones around the Games venues, would be beautified with an investment of nearly Rs 275 crore. According to estimates of Public Works Department (PWD), approximately 80km of road length would be covered under this programme.

New Delhi, Oct. 29: The Centre today approved the four-laning of the 84km Barasat-Krishnagar section of NH 34 at an estimated cost of Rs 859 crore.

National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is setting up a regional office in Ranch soon to ensure timely completion of various projects worth Rs 3,000 crore in Jharkhand, considered laggard in reaping the benefits of centrally-sponsored road revamp schemes.

MUMBAI: After a rap from the Bombay high court, the BMC is trying hard to ensure better roads for Mumbaikars. For starters, it has issued a new road improvement tender welcoming all new road technologies instead of banking on a single technology like in the past.

New Delhi: Soon, Delhi will have dedicated cycle tracks on all major roads leading to Commonwealth Games venues. In an attempt to encourage non motorised transportation modes, Delhi government has decided to construct cycle tracks on the roads so that tourists and other spectators can cycle to the venues during the mega sporting event. Emphasis will also be laid on pedestrianisation.

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THE Centre's decision to insist on employment visa for Chinese workers in India has upset the government of Himachal Pradesh where, in the Theog-Rohru apple cultivation belt, Chinese workers and engineer have been made to stop work on a road project, key t the shelf life of the state's famed produce.

Against Target Of 135 Schemes, Only 17 Cleared Since Jan
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New Delhi: This could be an indicator of how the ambitious highway development programme has been a nonstarter in UPA-2. National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has awarded only 17 projects for 1,574 km since January against the plan of awarding 135 projects (14,384 km) in the current financial.

NEW DELHI: Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Wednesday said Delhi was getting ready to showcase a world-class road infrastructure during the upcoming Commonwealth Games.

To ease routine traffic jams on the Jaipur-Agra highway, a four-lane road tunnel would be constructed in the city, a Government official said here on Sunday.

The first such project in the city will come up at Ghat-ki-Guni, the entrance to the Pink City, and will be executed under BOT (built, operate and transfer) basis and the cost of the project is Rs 150 crore.