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Govt to release NH black spot data based on real-time e-DAR

November 03, 2025 5:22 am

According to MoRTH data, 13,795 black spots were identified on NHs between 2016 and 2022, of which long-term rectification has been completed on 5,036

Multi-lane highway share rose to 33%, 1-lane cut to 9% in 10 yrs: Govt in Lok Sabha

March 28, 2025 2:15 am

In the light of changing socio-economic conditions in the country and in order to ensure safe and comfortable mobility of road users and reduction in accidents, widening of roads is one of the important projects of the ministry.

6 from Bengal on way to Maha Kumbh killed in road accident in Jharkhand

February 23, 2025 4:10 am

Those killed were two men, two women and two minors, all residents of Kamarpukur village in Hooghly district, police said

Why Roads Ministry will deploy ‘intelligent machines’ for National Highways construction

December 21, 2024 1:18 pm

The Automated & Intelligent Machine-aided Construction (AIMC) system will expedite construction, and provide real-time data on the status of each project

Over 44% national highway projects are delayed: Nitin Gadkari in Parliament

December 13, 2024 10:07 am

The data shows that out of 32 states and union territories, the maximum number of 59 projects (over 58%) have been delayed in Maharashtra.

Centre revises National Highway rules: Free travel up to 20 km for satellite system-equipped vehicles

September 11, 2024 7:19 am

Through the notification, the ministry amended the National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Rules, 2008 to include provisions related to GNSS-based electronic toll collection in India.

NH-707 two-laning project in Shimla: NGT expert panel questions legality of blasting ops for road widening

July 28, 2024 11:53 am

The committee, comprising officers from Central Pollution Control Board, Ministry of Environment and Forests, state pollution control board, and Additional District Magistrate of Shimla, submitted that the “letter issued by the Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) on the Subject: "Permission regarding taking up controlled blasting" appears to have been used by the Project Proponent as permission for controlled blasting”.

Road ministry aims to construct record 13,813 km of highways in FY24

February 02, 2024 7:22 pm

Secretary Anurag Jain said the ministry aims to eliminate less than two-lane national highways by 2027-28. At present, the total length of less than two-lane NHs is 14,350 km (9.8 per cent of the total length).

NHAI prohibits cycles, two and three-wheelers movement on 3 National Highways

January 17, 2024 8:42 am

The highways have been developed as high-speed corridors and the maximum speed limits for motor vehicles of various descriptions for the highways have been fixed as per relevant notifications.

India sees 11.9% jump in road accidents in 2022; Tamil Nadu tops the list of NH mishaps

October 31, 2023 8:01 pm

While Tamil Nadu maintained top position in the number of accidents on national highways for the fifth continuous year, Chennai topped the category of million-plus cities where the number of accidents dropped.

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