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“They are not even being granted parole, which is their fundamental right. We will be freeing the toll plazas today to wake up the governments from its deep slumber. They cannot deny the basic rights of the Sikh prisoners,” said France. (Express Photo)

49 toll plazas in Punjab to remain free for 3 hours today: Here’s why

January 12, 2026 1:20 pm

The key toll plazas affected are the Ladhowal toll plaza on the Ludhiana-Jalandhar highway and the Kurali toll plaza in Mohali.

Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari expressed his commitment towards improving the conditions of the Pune-Kohlapur highway. (Express Photo)

Condition of highway from Pune to Kolhapur to improve in a year: Union minister Gadkari

December 04, 2025 8:53 pm

Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, was responding to concerns raised by Baramati MP Supriya Sule in Parliament on the condition of the highway.

The full bridge will be ready by May 2026 as PMC also widens service roads to ease local traffic.

One side of Mutha bridge on Mumbai-Bengaluru bypass to open to public by February

November 17, 2025 8:48 pm

The new bridge over the Mutha river on the Mumbai–Bengaluru bypass is set to partially open by February, promising relief from heavy traffic between Warje and Navale Bridge.

The Punjab and Haryana High Court, during a hearing, directed the officials to hand over all land acquired for NHAI projects without delay.

Punjab deputy commissioners list challenges as HC cracks whip on highway construction

April 11, 2025 4:19 pm

They sought time ranging from 20 days to over a month, citing land disputes and standing crops; NHAI had moved court over repeated obstructions in the construction of the Delhi-Amritsar-Katra Expressway and related highway corridors across Punjab.

Punjab and Haryana High Court ruling on NHAI land acquisition.

High Court asks Punjab Govt to hand over land to NHAI for projects, seeks status report by May 5

April 11, 2025 3:28 pm

The Punjab and Haryana High Court ruled that disputes over compensation or ongoing arbitration proceedings could not be used as a reason to block highway construction by NHAI.

Centre's nod to convert Nuh-Alwar highway stretch into a four-lane road

April 09, 2025 3:08 am

On November 3, 2008, then Union minister S Jaipal Reddy laid the foundation for the four-lane road project

Geeta said that on April 28, 2024, while traveling with her family to Kasauli (Himachal Pradesh), she was not charged any toll. However, on her return journey to Chandigarh, she was stopped at the Chandimandir Toll Plaza

NHAI fined Rs 17,000 for wrongly charging Rs 40 toll tax from disabled woman

February 01, 2025 7:40 am

The complainant, Geeta, a resident of Sector 27, Chandigarh, stated in her petition that she had purchased a brand-new car under the Divyangjan scheme.

A high-level team of officers on Tuesday inspected the 270-km national highway, the only all-weather road linking Kashmir with the rest of the country, to identify the bottlenecks hampering traffic movement amid the ongoing four-laning project. Jammu- Srinagar

17 points identified for urgent repairs along Jammu-Srinagar national highway

May 29, 2024 10:17 pm

A high-level team of officers on Tuesday inspected the 270-km national highway, the only all-weather road linking Kashmir with the rest of the country, to identify the bottlenecks hampering traffic movement amid the ongoing four-laning project.