The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways is developing annual and lifetime toll charges for national highways. (AI image) The Modi government is working on a plan to reduce the toll payout for regular national highways’ users. Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari has announced that a new policy for national highway toll charges…
NEW DELHI: Government aims to have “barrier-free” tolling on national highways of four lanes or more, and all high-speed corridors, in the next five years, Economic Survey said. This will ensure seamless travel as commuters won’t have to stop or slow down to pay user fee.Around 46,000 km of the nearly 1.5 lakh km NH…
NEW DELHI: Considering speed and lane violations are the major causes of crashes, the road transport ministry has now made it mandatory for road owning agencies to paint the speed limits with vehicle logos on the pavement every 10 km to guide and alert the drivers on expressways and National Highways.The ministry this week notified…
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has announced an ambitious plan to construct 74 new tunnels across India, covering a total distance of 273 kilometers. Road Minister Nitin Gadkari revealed that this mega project, aimed at bolstering the country’s highway network, is estimated to cost around Rs 1,00,000 crore and will be executed over…
‘World-class’ highway amenities: With an aim to bring global expertise to developing wayside amenities on national highways, a new step is being considered. The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has decided to change the process of developing wayside amenities along new highways and expressways. The responsibility of building these amenities will no longer fall…
