Infrastructure & Construction News Today

Authorities issued around 200 notices to remove highway encroachments following a Supreme Court order. The drive targets unauthorized commercial structures along major routes to ensure road safety and smooth traffic movement.

Urbanisation fragmented Bengaluru's historical network of 560 interconnected lakes, shifting water security from decentralized local drainage systems and groundwater recharge to external long-distance supplies for its growing population.

Railway Board Chairman Satish Kumar chaired a high-level review meeting focusing on safety performance, KAVACH implementation, CCTV surveillance, signalling modernisation, infrastructure development, and passenger amenity works across zonal railways.

NHAI terminated the previous contractor for delays and floated a fresh Rs 995-crore tender to six-lane the 65-km Kagal-Peth Naka stretch of the Pune-Bengaluru National Highway, featuring a two-year construction deadline.

Rail Vikas Nigam secured a formal ₹404.88 crore East Coast Railway contract for multi-disciplinary infrastructure works. The project features a 912-day execution timeline, boosting the company's order book.

BCPL Railway Infrastructure's board will meet on Sept 23, 2026, to discuss investing in a real estate subsidiary. Q1 FY27 net profit surged 146.34% to ?3.03 crore alongside strong L1 project bids.

Malda administration is boosting night-time tourism at historical Gauda monuments with heritage illumination, sound-and-light features, cultural programmes, and visitor amenities to attract tourists.

Indian Railways approved a four-lane road overbridge on the Udhna-Ukai Songadh section costing ₹133.23 crore, funded equally with the state government to improve traffic and railway operations.

Indian Railways approved infrastructure projects worth Rs 736 crore across four states to enhance train safety, signalling, electric traction, and road connectivity.

Indian Railways has approved Rs 461 crore for Kavach 4.0 safety systems across 607.7 route kilometers in the Lucknow Division and Electronic Interlocking upgrades at seven Solapur Division stations.