Infrastructure & Construction News Today

NHAI is introducing booth-free, camera-based tolling at two NH-48 plazas handling over 30,000 vehicles daily to reduce traffic queues and automate payments, though wider infrastructure issues remain pending.

Bengaluru's 13.76-km Pink Line underground metro section nears systems completion, targeting trial runs by November-December and a revised inauguration deadline of March 2027.

CUMTA proposed using road space to double the single-line Fort-Beach MRTS section within two years, reducing train intervals from 20 to 5 minutes amid the upcoming CMRL takeover.

Western Railway is constructing a new platform at Bandra station as rehabilitation nears completion, advancing the Mumbai Central-Borivali sixth line project targeted for completion by December 2029.

Telangana's delegation led by Minister Komatireddy Venkat Reddy will attend the two-day national workshop 'Chintan Shivir 2026' in Gujarat to seek central funding and clearances for key infrastructure projects.

Telangana's dairy sector received a major boost with the foundation stone laid for a Rs 400-crore Amul mega dairy plant in Toopran, expected to benefit 10,000 farmers and create 350 jobs.

Motorists are frustrated as the Rs 14 crore development of a 1.1-km road in Tumakuru faces severe delays, leaving unpaved service roads muddy and hazardous after four months of slow progress.

To enhance pedestrian safety, NHAI will construct eight foot over bridges along National Highway 563 in Karimnagar district at an estimated cost of 18 crore rupees, featuring stairs and lifts.

India's first urban public transport cable car system in Varanasi will connect the railway station to Godowlia Chowk. Costing up to Rs 815 crore, it reduces travel time to 16 minutes.

The NHAI has launched clearance operations on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway at Kaw Morh in Udhampur following major landslides that disrupted traffic, with vehicles diverted to ensure continued movement.