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Independent analysis of India's highway policy, contracts, technology and the people moving the sector forward. Written by the RAHSTA editorial team and industry guest contributors.

Sep 22 2026

VECV, Rosmerta Partner for Authorised Vehicle Scrapping in NCR

Partnership aims to simplify compliant scrapping of end-of-life..

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Sep 21 2026

Kopri-Patni Creek Bridge to Improve Thane-Navi Mumbai Connectivity

Six-lane bridge project advances with Rs. 5.61 bn contract

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Sep 21 2026

J&K Government Approves Free Public Transport for Differently-Abled

Free travel will cover JKRTC and selected e-bus services.

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Sep 21 2026

Monarch Surveyors Wins Rs. 29.75 mn Tripura Road Contract

Company receives Letter of Acceptance for NH-208 project in Tripura

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Sep 21 2026

Highway Infrastructure Wins Rs. 2.21 bn Gorakhpur Expressway Order

Highway Infrastructure will manage toll collection for two years.

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Sep 18 2026

India builds world’s longest steel slag road, enters Guinness World Records

CSIR-CRRI, Jindal Steel Achieve Guinness World Record for Steel..

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Sep 17 2026

Karnataka Cabinet Approves Grid Plan for Ring Roads in 172 Areas

Plan covers taluk headquarters and creates 1 to 2 km impact zones

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Sep 17 2026

Goa Road Projects Worth Rs. 40 bn Announced by Gadkari

Centre-backed projects include a new Borim bridge and road widening.

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Sep 17 2026

Barrier-free Tolling System Expected by March 2027: Nitin Gadkari

India plans nationwide MLFF tolling to eliminate vehicle stoppages.

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Sep 17 2026

Three-Lane Link Planned from Shiv Murti to Ambience Mall

NHAI proposal aims to ease congestion on the Gurugram border

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Sep 17 2026

Godavari Pushkaralu: Rs. 3 bn Cleared for Roads Across Six Andhra Districts

Andhra Pradesh sanctions Rs. 3 bn to upgrade 78 roads before 2027..

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Sep 17 2026

Two Tunnels on Kiratpur-Manali Highway to Open on September 11

New tunnels will bypass a landslide-prone stretch and cut travel..

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Sep 17 2026

Meghalaya CM Lays Foundation for Didak River Bridge

Project aims to strengthen connectivity along the..

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Sep 17 2026

Centre Sanctions Rs. 62 bn for Goa Highway Projects

Three major projects will improve connectivity across Goa

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Sep 17 2026

Karnataka CM Hints at Tunnel Road Alignment to Avoid Lalbagh

Shivakumar asks officials to explore alternatives to Lalbagh land

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Sep 17 2026

GSRTC Revises Bus Pass Fares, Offers Up to 50 Per Cent Relief

Revised monthly and quarterly passes aim to reduce regular travel..

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Sep 17 2026

Amritsar to Dismantle Rs. 6 bn BRTS Corridor

100 electric buses planned for regular city routes

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Sep 17 2026

Mhaji Bus Subsidy Doubled to Rs. 5 per Km, Insurance Cap Raised

Goa revises support scheme for private stage carriage operators

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Sep 17 2026

FASTag System Could Add Rs. 100 bn to Toll Revenue: Gadkari

Number-plate recognition may increase annual toll collections

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Sep 16 2026

BMC Targets December 2028 Completion for Dahisar-Bhayandar Link Road

Girder-launching for the link road is planned to begin in October

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Sep 16 2026

Hindustan Zinc Signs Six-Year Contract for 30 Electric Trucks

Hindustan Zinc to deploy electric trucks across its Rajasthan..

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Sep 15 2026

B.R.Goyal Wins NHAI Work Order For Khambara Fee Plaza

Work order valued at Rs. 523.98 mn for one year

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Sep 15 2026

Kempegowda Tower Poses Heritage Hitch To Tunnel Road Project

GSI warns tunnelling near Lalbagh rock risks monument stability

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Sep 15 2026

Hazoor Multi Projects Secures Rs 419.8 mn LoA From NHAI

Order For Toll Collection And Maintenance At Tamil Nadu Plaza

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Sep 15 2026

Humtso Elumyo PMGSY Road Project Faces Prolonged Delay

Key surfacing works yet to commence amid delays

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Sep 15 2026

NHAI Links Plantation Survival To Completion Certification

New rules require 80 per cent RoW cover and 90 per cent survival

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Sep 15 2026

NHAI Considers Greenfield Bypass to Ease Doon Traffic

DPR to assess feasibility as technical inputs are enlisted

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Sep 15 2026

UP PWD Tightens Oversight Of Contractors And Fixes Cost Based Deadlines

New timeframes set for road, bridge and repair projects

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Sep 15 2026

BMTC To Share Real-Time Bus Data With Aggregators

Namma BMTC app to add tracking and National Common Mobility Card..

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Sep 11 2026

Tata AIA Leases 98,671 Sq Ft Office In Thane

Long-term lease at Centaurus on Ghodbunder Road

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Sep 11 2026

EMS Limited Secures NHAI Letter Of Award For Varshamedi Plaza

One year contract for fee collection at Varshamedi Plaza

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Sep 11 2026

Innovision Secures NHAI Toll Collection Contract Worth Rs 2,190.7 mn

Contract covers fee plazas and toilet block maintenance

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Sep 11 2026

Innovision Wins NHAI Toll Collection Contract Worth Rs 2,190.7 Million

Contract Covers Indore-Dewas Toll Plazas and Facility Maintenance

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Sep 11 2026

Betul-Khandwa Expressway To Cut Indore Nagpur Travel Time

Four lane corridor will reduce journey to around six hours

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Sep 11 2026

Kerala Chief Minister Seeks Safety Audit of NH 66 After Crash

Satheesan asks NHAI and ministry for independent safety review

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Sep 11 2026

Centre Clears Rs 10,426.2 Million For Bengal Road Projects

Funding approved for widening and strengthening of six routes

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Sep 11 2026

Salt Lake Roads Set for Rs 513.9 mn Repair Before Durga Puja

Funds sanctioned as work orders issued ahead of festival

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Sep 11 2026

Kerala Chief Minister Seeks NH 66 Safety Audit

Satheesan asks Gadkari for independent safety audit

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Sep 11 2026

Kerala Chief Minister Seeks NH 66 Safety Audit

Satheesan asks Gadkari for independent safety audit

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Sep 11 2026

Centre Clears Rs 1,042.62 Crore For Six Bengal Road Projects

Funding approved under CRIF for widening of 194.10 km

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Sep 11 2026

Salt Lake Roads Set For Rs 513.9 Million Repair Before Durga Puja

Rs 513.9 million sanctioned as work orders issued

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Sep 11 2026

NHAI Begins Land Acquisition For 13-Kilometre Elevated Highway

Asharodi-Miyawala corridor aims to ease Dehradun congestion

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Sep 11 2026

BDA Finalises Acquisition Of 1,427 Acres For Peripheral Ring Road Two

Land notified for Bengaluru Business Corridor on city outskirts

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Sep 11 2026

NHAI Tightens Plantation Compliance for Highway Completion

New rule sets plantation coverage and survival thresholds

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Sep 10 2026

UP Plans 30 Minute Connectivity Between Greater Noida and Ganga Expressway

GNIDA proposes separate freight corridor and elevated road

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Sep 10 2026

Three Toll Plazas in TN To Go Barrier-Free From October

NHAI to adopt MLFF with ANPR and FASTag for free flow

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Sep 10 2026

Transport Department Joins IOCL To Manage Highway Truck Terminals

MoU for management of 30 terminals along National Highways

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Sep 10 2026

Successful Trial Run Completed For Manali Tunnel Route

Tunnel section to open to traffic within four days

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Sep 10 2026

NTKMA Approves Rs13.5 bn Road Upgrade For 2027 Nashik Kumbh Mela

32 road projects and supply chain measures ahead of March 2027

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Sep 10 2026

Successful Trial Run For Tunnel Route On Manali Four Lane Highway

Tunnel sections to open to traffic within four days

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Sep 10 2026

Ashribad Group Wins Four Road Deals Worth Rs 5.38 bn

State Cabinet Approves Upgrades To Key Southern Odisha Corridors

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Sep 10 2026

Centre Allocates Rs 20 bn For Siliguri Corridor Highway

Funds approved for a 31.02 km four?lane National Highway 327

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Sep 10 2026

Porvorim Elevated Corridor Ready Ahead Of Live Traffic Test

Six-lane 5.15-km route to open on September 11

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Sep 10 2026

Imphal Ring Road Project Advances as Land Acquisition Nears Completion

Compensation paid and tendering completed for ADB funded scheme

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Sep 09 2026

Supreme Court Directs CBI Enquiry Into DLF Primus Road Deviation

Bench finds 24-metre road not built as per brochure

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Sep 09 2026

NMRC To Issue Tender For Greater Noida West Project Soon

DPR with PMO and NOCs in place as cabinet approval is awaited

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Sep 09 2026

B.R.Goyal Infra Secures Rs 1,086.8 Mn NHAI Toll Contract

One Year User Fee Collection Agency Contract at Chillakallu

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Sep 09 2026

NHAI Offers Rs 1,000 Reward For Reporting Unclean Toll Toilets

Incentive aims to improve sanitation at toll plazas

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Sep 09 2026

KSU Challenges Closure Of Noklak Road Projects

Union demands documentary proof on land compensation claims

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Sep 09 2026

NHAI Makes 80 Per Cent Plantation And 90 Per Cent Survival Mandatory

Plantation targets tied to completion certificates and payments

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Sep 09 2026

Karnataka To Explore New Routes For Tunnel Road

Chief minister signals Lalbagh plan to be dropped after bill..

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Sep 09 2026

NHAI Tunnel Breakthrough on Bengaluru–Kadapa–Vijayawada Corridor

Three point six eight km tunnel breakthrough on NH-544G

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Sep 09 2026

Bendurdem Canacona Four Lane Road Work Begins

NH66 upgrade set to cut travel time to Margao

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Sep 09 2026

NHAI Installs No Entry Signs After 70,000 Challans in Gurugram

Restrictions on two- and three-wheelers on access-controlled..

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Sep 08 2026

CM Revanth To Inaugurate Three Point Three Two Kilometre Steel Flyover

Four lane three point three two kilometre corridor to cut travel..

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Sep 08 2026

DGBR Reviews Strategic Road Infrastructure Under Project Brahmank

Director General Border Roads inspects progress in Arunachal Pradesh

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Sep 08 2026

Pune Ring Road Land Acquisition To Accelerate

Proposals for 39 hectares across eight villages submitted

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Sep 08 2026

Bengaluru Tunnel Road Project Draws Scrutiny Over Bids

Adani emerges lowest bidder as costs exceed government estimates

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Sep 08 2026

Nalgonda X Roads Flyover To Open Today

CM to open Rs 6,200 mn three point three two kilometre corridor

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Sep 07 2026

Kerala Sanctions Rs 100 Mn For Road Repairs Near Kochi Metro

State to fund rectification of three-point-one-kilometre stretch

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Sep 07 2026

Shakti Parihar Lays Foundation Stone Of Rs 207 mn Link Road

Six point seven km link road sanctioned under PMGSY fourth phase

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Sep 07 2026

Mettupalayam-Avinashi Road Work Delayed by Two Months

Bridge and widening works suspended amid pace concerns

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Sep 07 2026

Odisha Coast Road Approved to Cut Travel Time by Two and a Half Hours

Union Cabinet approves coastal highway to link Rameshwar and..

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Sep 07 2026

Odisha To Get 160 km Coastal Highway

Union Cabinet approves Rs 83.0079 billion coastal highway

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Sep 01 2026

Tamil Nadu Plans Rs 9.47 Bn Highway Four-Laning Project

NH-75 upgrade includes a 43.16 km corridor and 11.85 km bypass

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Sep 07 2026

Tamil Nadu Unveils Rs 9.47 Billion Highway Upgrade

Minister Announces Four-Laning And 182 DPRs For Bypasses

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Sep 04 2026

MMRDA Targets Completion of Projects by December 2028

The authority aims to complete ongoing projects a year ahead of the..

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Sep 04 2026

Ujjain-Garoth Highway 500-Metre Stretch To Be Demolished

NHAI Orders Demolition And Rebuild Of 500-Metre Elevated Section

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Sep 04 2026

17 Bidders Vie For Rs 83 bn Rameshwar-Paradip Highway

Coastal corridor aims to boost connectivity and cut travel time

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Sep 04 2026

Delhi To Green Flyover Spaces To Improve City Appearance

Government outlines planting and maintenance drive for flyovers

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Sep 04 2026

Jharkhand Gets First 10-Lane Smart Road in Ranchi

Rs one point seven seven billion contract awarded to West Bengal..

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Sep 04 2026

Centre Sanctions Rs 15.04 billion For 110 PMGSY Roads

Funds Back 598.455 km Of Rural Roads In Udhampur-Kathua-Doda

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Sep 04 2026

30 km Bypass To Ease Chakan MIDC Traffic by December 2026

MIDC bypass to divert freight and commuter traffic

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Sep 04 2026

Hyderabad CM Opens Moosarambagh Amberpet Bridge

New bridge and completed flyover aim to ease traffic in city

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