Roads

J Kumar Infraprojects Limited (JKIL), a Maharashtra-based company has been awarded the contract to build all four packages of the four-lane elevated corridor from Chennai Port to Maduravoyal in Chennai. The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) issued letter of acceptance (LoA) to J Kumar for the construction of elevated road...

The National Highway Logistics Management Limited (NHLML) has floated a tender for the development, operation and maintenance of a ropeway between Shankar Viman Mandapam and Triveni Pushp at Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh. The NHLML — a 100-percent-owned special purpose vehicle (SPV) of the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) —...

Bihar, one of the largest states in the Hindi heartland, is often in news for many things. But, of late, it has been in the spotlight due to a string of major infrastructure failures. Contrast this, the neighbouring Uttar Pradesh, which was in the same boat until a few years...

The completion of this project is expected to alleviate traffic congestion in Chennai by segregating local traffic movement onto one tier of the elevated highway. After winning the first, second and fourth packages earlier this month, J Kumar Infraprojects (JKIL) has now also emerged as the lowest bidder to construct 4.485-km-long third...

The work on three unique double-decker viaducts, a first for the national capital is progressing at a rapid pace. Being built by the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), these viaducts will see metro trains moving on the upper deck and vehicles on lower deck. The double-decker flyovers are being constructed between...

Newly-appointed secretary of the Road Transport and Highways Ministry, Anurag Jain, recently stated that the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway is expected to be completed by December 2024. Announced during a review meeting in Indore on Thursday (8 June), the 1,386-km-long Delhi-Mumbai Expressway, being developed at an estimated cost of over Rs 1...

J Kumar Infraprojects has won the auction to construct 5.096-km-long second package of the 19.88 km Chennai Port – Maduravoyal Expressway project in Tamil Nadu. The firm placed a bid of Rs 1,015 crore, emerging as the lowest bidder, as reported by the MetroRailGuy. Transrail Lighting Ltd – Evrascon JV bid...

The under-construction Mumbai Coastal Road Project (MCRP) crossed another milestone Wednesday (30 May) when the breakthrough of the second and final undersea tunnel was achieved at Priyadarshini Park (PDP) near Breach Candy. Breakthrough of final tunnel of MRCP The 10.58-km-long MCRP by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will connect Nariman Point in...

In a bid to spur religious travel, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Saturday (20 May) laid the foundation stone of a Rs 51.03 crore skywalk facility for devotees of the renowned Renuka Devi Temple in Mahur in Maharashtra’s Nanded district. Located on the top of a hill, devotees currently have to...

Union Road, Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari has announced a new road connectivity between the under-construction Noida International Airport (NIA) at Jewar in Uttar Pradesh and the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport in Delhi. The 32-km-long road is estimated to cost Rs 3,000 crore and is expected to be completed by June...