Infrastructure & Construction News Today

MHADA handed over 500-square-foot homes to 557 families under the BDD chawl redevelopment project in Mumbai, upgrading from previous 160-square-foot rooms, with full project completion targeted by December 2029.

Repeated damage to underground power cables during highway widening work between Wakad Bridge and Chandani Chowk has caused financial losses and triggered a police complaint against the contractor.

India is introducing barrier-free, multi-lane free-flow tolling on national highways to eliminate long queues. Early trials show a significant drop in peak-hour waiting times, utilizing overhead readers and cameras.

Bengaluru's Namma Metro Pink Line will open its 7.5 km elevated section on November 13, 2026. The full 21.26 km corridor featuring 18 stations will be fully commissioned by May 2027.

Infrastructure projects worth 1,024 crore rupees, including an elevated corridor, knowledge hub, health centre, and housing works, await official confirmation during a high-profile ministerial visit to Gujarat.

Intermediaries are smuggling Samsung and SK hynix HBM memory chips into China by packaging them with low-performance server processors to bypass U.S. export controls, reselling them to buyers including Huawei.

India and Bangladesh held railway talks in Dhaka covering private freight trains, cross-border operations, and infrastructure upgrades, while addressing financial dues and operational limitations across multiple routes.

DLF has awarded a Rs. 3.25 bn contract for a new flyover and four underpasses in Gurugram to ease traffic congestion. Construction will take 18 months following traffic management plan approvals.

NHAI implemented road-safety measures at two high-risk Bengaluru airport highway junctions to reduce accidents, addressing blackspots where 17 deaths occurred between 2019 and 2023.

The Ministry of Railways has urged faster land acquisition for the 309 km Manmad-Indore railway project, requiring 363 hectares in Nashik to boost regional connectivity with an investment of Rs 163.21 billion.