NEW DELHI: In a first, NHAI will rope in a bank to collect user fee on a highway stretch, marking a paradigm shift in the tolling system in the country. It has invited bids for selecting an acquirer bank for country’s first multi-lane free flow (MLFF) toll collection on the recently-opened Dwarka Expressway.The MLFF tolling…
Union minister Nitin Gadkari NEW DELHI: Flagging that toilets at petrol pumps along highways are either locked or not maintained, causing inconvenience to commuters, road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari has warned pump owners of cancelling the NOCs for access roads leading to their fuel stations, reports Dipak Dash. “I urge all such petrol…
NEW DELHI: The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has withdrawn a key policy decision which mandates toll plaza operators to lift the boom barriers and allow vehicles to pass through without paying user fee, if the queue at the toll lane was more than 100 metres. Though the policy guideline specifying this was notified…
NEW DELHI: The NHAI will have “no option but to cancel/ terminate” eight more “severely affected” highway projects in Punjab costing Rs 14,288 crore, if the law and order situation doesn’t improve, road transport minister Nitin Gadkari wrote to Punjab CM Bhawant Mann on Friday.The minister’s ultimatum comes amid reports of untoward incidents on the…
‘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…
NEW DELHI: Soon you may not have to wait in queues at toll gates due to technical glitches in reading FASTags strapped on vehicles, which often force toll booth operators to use handheld devices to read the smart tag.The NHAI has ordered a major change in deployment of IT system and hardware at toll plazas…
One of the most challenging things about the Indian roads has been the situation of potholes, especially in the rural areas. Well, as technology is advancing there’s been an immense growth in the highway connectivity across the country, the National Highways Authority of India is exploring an innovative solution to tackle the issue of potholes…
Imagine not getting space to drive on India’s widest expressway. And this is no strange occurrence. It happens on the Delhi-Meerut Expressway every night.Between 9pm and 11pm, Delhi-bound commuters on the expressway find their path constricted or blocked by a battery of trucks and smaller goods carriers that line up – sometimes single-file, sometimes double…
