No trees, no completion certificate: NHAI mandates 80% plantation and 90% sapling survival along National HighwaysNational Highways Authority of India mandates 80 percent plantation coverage for project completion. A minimum ninety percent sapling survi...
09 Sep, 2026, 06.34 PM IST
NHAI tightens ambulance norms for highway accidents, Rs 10,000 fine for missing 10-minute deadlineAmbulances on national highways now face a ten thousand rupee penalty for slow response. The National Highways Authority of India has tight...
13 Aug, 2026, 12.49 PM IST
NHAI fixes salary for engineers engaged with consultancy firms involved in national highways developmentNational Highways Authority of India has mandated minimum pay for key professionals. Consultancy firms must retain twenty percent of sub-pr...
22 Jul, 2026, 05.22 PM IST
NHAI upgrades RPVs for strengthening highway patrollingIn a statement issued on Friday, the National Highways Authority of India said it has introduced new Route Patrolling Vehicles (RPVs) named...
13 Dec, 2024, 08.22 PM IST
NHAI to rate concessionaires on the quality of construction and maintenance of national highwaysThe National Highways Authority of India, on Friday, said it has developed a comprehensive rating system for assessing performance of the c...
06 Dec, 2024, 07.21 PM IST
NHAI to charge double user fee in case of non-affixation of FASTag on the front windshieldNHAI doubles toll for non-FASTag vehicles, causing delays in toll lanes. SOPs mandate capturing Vehicle Registration Numbers via CCTV. FAST...
19 Jul, 2024, 12.07 AM IST
Bengaluru-Mysuru Expressway: Six categories of vehicles banned from next monthBengaluru-Mysuru Expressway was opened to traffic in March 2023. In five months, more than 300 road accidents have been reported on the hig...
25 Jul, 2023, 02.39 PM IST
NHAI issues guidelines for toll plazas to reduce waiting timeNoting that although at most of the toll plazas, there is no waiting time after the mandatory 100 per cent FASTag, the NHAI said, "even the...
26 May, 2021, 07.59 PM IST
IL&FS receives Rs 693 crore as settlement claims from NHAIITNL, a subsidiary of IL&FS, on March 31st this year received settlement amount of Rs 673 crore for Kiratpur Ner Chowk Expressway Limited (...
04 Apr, 2021, 01.19 PM IST
Maharashtra pattern 'Jal Kranti' can change farmers' fate, fast-track highways network: Gadkari'Jal Kranti', a brainchild of the Road Transport, Highways and MSME Minister Gadkari, entails excavation or dredging of ponds in drought-pr...
20 Aug, 2020, 07.32 PM IST
NHAI resumes toll collection amid resistance from truck operatorsThe ministry of road transport and highways had on Friday asked NHAI to prepare for resumption of toll operations, noting that user fee col...
21 Apr, 2020, 10.40 AM IST
NHAI settles NH-21 project with IL&FS for Rs 672 croreThe National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has settled a road project with Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services (IL&FS) at Rs 6...
15 Jan, 2020, 07.38 AM IST
Parking on highways? Your car may be auctioned offAdditionally, NHAI authorities could now refuse, regulate or divert any proposed or existing access to the highway or close off traffic on ...
30 Sep, 2019, 10.53 AM IST
Government to take over 3 stuck highway projects of IL&FSThe projects in question will be owned by the ministry of road transport and highways after the parties reached a settlement of about Rs 20...
22 May, 2019, 08.13 AM IST
Govt payout to acquire land for NHs rises 4.5 times in 4 yearsUPA-era law pushes up average cost per hectare from Rs 80 lakh to Rs 3.6 crore
14 Dec, 2018, 10.43 AM IST
- Highway projects: Law secretary had urged environment ministry to move SC
The blame game between NHAI and the environment ministry had recently escalated after the former filed a writ petition against the latter i...
12 Jan, 2013, 04.37 AM IST
- NHAI to develop wayside amenities
The NHAI will tie up with oil companies such as RIL, HPCL and Essar to develop way-side amenities at every 100 km of national highways.
03 Sep, 2007, 03.37 AM IST