MoRTH’s budget outlay rose 36 per cent to Rs 2.7 trillion (budget estimates) in 2023-24 from Rs 1.9 trillion (budget estimate 2022-23) and 24.4 per cent from Rs 2.17 trillion (revised estimates 2022-23).
Read MoreMoRTH has issued the Motor Cars Non-Transport Vehicles Visiting India Rules, 2022, which regulate the…
Read MoreThe Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has implemented safety standards for electric vehicles (EV) batteries and these new EV battery safety standards are scheduled to go into effect on October 1, 2022
Read MoreThe government may soon develop a standard operating procedure (SoP) to ensure contractors and engineers adhere to quality standards during construction of roads and highways.
Read MoreThe government has engaged Mobile Inspection Vans for non-destructive testing (NDT) quality inspection of NHs Gujarat, Rajasthan, Odisha, and Karnataka on a pilot basis.
Read MoreNHAI is preparing to return to funding highway projects through private investments and expects to offer at …
Read MoreThe government is making every effort to complete geographic information system (GIS) mapping of national highways.
Read MoreThe Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) approved changes to the model concession agreement (MCA) for toll projects under the build-operate-transfer (BOT) mode.
Read MoreEach occurrence of electric two-wheelers catching fire will be investigated.
Read MorePre-cast concrete elements must now account for at least 25 per cent of the total concrete volume.
Read MoreThe toll at 26 of the 51 plazas on NHAI-controlled roads in Tamil Nadu will be revised.
Read MoreThe National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has devised a digital answer to help avert accidents on Madurai-Kanniyakumari highway
Read MoreNew big-size rumblers will be installed on the slope between Swami Narayan temple and Navale bridge to slow the speed of heavy vehicles, as discussed during a review meeting about the stretch between the new Katraj tunnel and Navale bridge, which has been the sight of numerous accidents.
Read MoreThe Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) held the 9th Joint Coordination Committee (JCC) meeting of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)-supported ‘Capacity Development Project on Highways in Mountainous Regions’ online on 11th February. This JCC was the final meeting prior to the project’s completion in March 2022.
Read MoreNew big-size rumblers will be installed on the slope between Swami Narayan temple and Navale bridge to slow the speed of heavy vehicles, as discussed during a review meeting about the stretch between the new Katraj tunnel and Navale bridge, which has been the sight of numerous accidents.
Read MoreThe ministry of road transport and highways (MoRTH) will soon require automakers to include three-point seatbelts in all seats of a vehicle, including the third passenger placed in the middle of the rear seat.
Read MoreThe Union Budget 2022 indicated that, as part of the PM Gati Shakti master plan, the Government of India will expand the National Highway (NH) network by 25,000 km in 2022-23, with a budget allocation of Rs 200 billion.
Read MoreThe Noida traffic police department has unveiled a new integrated approach for reducing traffic accidents and enhancing road safety in the district.
Read MoreThe Patna high court directed the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) and the state government to guarantee that five religious structures are removed from the Koilwar-Buxar NH project in compliance with the Supreme Court’s directive in the Union of India vs. Gujarat & others case.
Read MoreThe roads ministry has formed a committee to assess all arbitral awards or court decisions with a settlement value exceeding Rs 1 billion, in an effort to expedite dispute resolution and discourage the practice of appealing such awards. Additionally, the committee will advise the NHAI on whether to seek conciliation/settlement or to challenge arbitral verdicts or court orders.
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