Infrastructure & Construction News Today

Chennai Metro Rail completed a crucial 601-metre tunnelling milestone beneath five live railway tracks for Phase 2, Corridor 5, successfully breaking through at the Villivakkam Bus Terminus without causing public disruption.

Bengaluru authorities are coordinating to align a planned elevated road with a prospective future metro corridor between Dommasandra Cross and Hope Farm to prevent infrastructure conflicts and capital waste.

MP Raju Bista welcomed the Rs 61,500 crore, 630 km Siliguri-Guwahati-Shillong highway corridor, highlighting its role in enhancing regional connectivity, economic growth, and national security.

To curb accidents, authorities plan to install ANPR-enabled cameras on a 162km highway stretch to automatically generate challans for vehicles exceeding 100kmph for cars and 80kmph for trucks.

Suspension of registration services at Vasai and Nalasopara bus depots forces passengers to travel to Virar for mandatory NCMC cards ahead of the October 1 deadline, causing public anger and inconvenience.

Commissioner of Railway Safety inspected the newly constructed 13.35-km Purunakatak-Charichhak rail section of the Khurda Road-Balangir project, featuring a 1,975-metre tunnel, marking a key step toward commissioning.

NHAI launched special quality inspections for 17 under-construction highway projects with bids over 15 percent below estimates, utilizing expert teams to ensure adherence to construction standards and safety.

Chennai is drafting new street design guidelines ranging from 9 to 60 metres to coordinate road space, utilities, and drainage across agencies, aiming to transition from project-by-project construction to a unified standard.

In Karnataka, around 200 private schools are being sold or leased due to rising costs, declining kindergarten admissions, and intense competition from larger corporate education brands.

Bengaluru's proposed Hebbal tunnel and flyover project faces a credibility test as IISc criticizes the IIT Bombay study's traffic data, assumptions, long-term impact, and irreversible environmental cost of cutting 1,128 trees.