Infrastructure & Construction News Today

The Badlapur solid waste management plant has reached 60% completion after two years. However, the MMRDA reports that remaining construction and commissioning will require at least three more years.

Mumbai Metro Line 3 crossed 2.5 crore digital ticket sales, driven by strong passenger adoption of paperless options like NCMC and WhatsApp ticketing, with daily ridership reaching approximately 1.75 lakh.

Maharashtra is pushing a hub-and-spoke model to strengthen farm infrastructure, focusing on better aggregation, cold storage, and value addition for banana, mango, and citrus crops to improve farm-to-market systems.

Navi Mumbai may face renewed water cuts after Diwali as Morbe Dam's usable storage falls to 75% due to reduced rainfall and increased festive withdrawals, prompting civic authorities to monitor levels closely.

GPT Infraprojects secured a ₹483.72-crore contract from RVNL to build a railway bridge over the Mahanadi River, boosting its heavy civil infrastructure order book alongside recent railway signaling wins.

Despite a Rs 600 crore concreting project two years ago, the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Highway has developed severe potholes and cracks, raising major safety concerns after 81 accident fatalities were reported over eight months.

Eastern Railway probed a level-crossing safety lapse involving train 37754 on September 15. Although no accident occurred, communication failures led to delayed gate closure, prompting departmental action against staff.

Shyam Steel Industries' brand Sturdflex has expanded into the North-Eastern market, launching its comprehensive waterproofing and construction chemical solutions, backed by a 70-year corporate legacy.

Despite a Supreme Court ruling declaring the right to walk a fundamental right, Indian urban bodies face severe implementation hurdles due to a 97 percent footpath deficit and fragmented road ownership.

SCHWING Stetter India is showcasing 27 advanced concreting and construction solutions, including electric and CNG truck mixers, AI integration, and new batching plants, at bauma CONEXPO India 2026.