Truck driver injured as bridge collapses in Karnataka

An old bridge across Kali river in Uttara Kannada district collapsed in the small hours of Wednesday, resulting in heavy traffic along National Highway 66, connecting Goa to Karnataka. IMAGE: A......

Rat-hole miners dug 10 metres of tunnel in under 24 hours

Rat-hole mining may be illegal but the talent and experience of rat-hole miners were used in the rescue operation to save the 41 workers trapped in the Silkyara tunnel, a National Disaster......

All under-construction tunnels in India to be audited

The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) will undertake a safety audit of all 29 under-construction tunnels across the country to ensure safety and adherence to highest quality standards, an......

After big setback, rescuers now prepare for vertical drilling

The operation to rescue 41 workers trapped in the Silkyara tunnel may take a long time with the auger machine for horizontal drilling facing repeated hurdles, and rescuers are now preparing to......

'Highways Infrastructure Trust's AUM to be around Rs 25,000'

'On a long-term basis, we expect to have a 4-5 per cent traffic growth rate in general for the India level.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Highway Infrastructure Trust Highways Infrastructure Trust's......

Rising orders, execution to help road infra companies

Road awards were muted in Q1FY25. Photograph: Kind courtesy National Highway Authority Of India/X But the pace will accelerate with a bidding pipeline of Rs 1.1 trillion (September 2024), mostly......

In FY25, NHAI to monetise 2,741 km roads

The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is looking to monetise 33 stretches of national highways during the current financial year (FY25) through its toll operate transfer (TOT) and......

Tolls across highways hiked by 5%

Motorists using expressways will have to shell out more from Monday as the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has decided to hike tolls across the country by an average of 5 per cent.......

No pothole on road where Rishabh Pant's car met with accident: NHAI official

IMAGE: Rishabh Pant suffered multiple injuries when his car collided with a road divider on the Delhi-Dehradun highway on December 30, 2022. Photograph: PTI There were no potholes on the road......