Infrastructure & Construction News Today

CREDAI has urged the Maharashtra government to retain PMRDA as the planning authority for integrated township projects across 23 newly merged villages, citing delays and approval hurdles under PMC.

Pre-festival road patchwork by the municipal corporation faces severe criticism over substandard repair methods, questionable high costs, and early deterioration, raising serious concerns regarding quality control and public fund utilization.

Civic authorities ordered the immediate removal of roadside vendors to ease traffic congestion. Officials also targeted polluting construction sites, transport discipline, and pending waste registrations.

Inaugurated in November 2021 under a Rs 2.50-crore project, Bengaluru's KR Circle fountain became dysfunctional within a year, highlighting severe lapses in public infrastructure maintenance and accountability.

Cracks on a major flyover forced its partial closure, causing a three-kilometer traffic jam on the highway. Repairs are expected to be completed by October 26.

Haryana approved 13 infrastructure projects worth Rs 399.8 crore, focusing on automated water treatment plants, modern sewerage networks, and public amenities to enhance urban development and minimize civic disruptions.

Sidco has been awarded the Rs 9 crore contract to build a new bus terminal in Kochi within 18 months, following funding cuts and technical delays.

Gujarat government is exploring alternative water sources beyond the Narmada network and promoting less water-intensive crops to ensure adequate drinking and irrigation water availability amidst deficient rainfall.

The Comba road over bridge in Margao received technical approval from the transport ministry. Estimated over Rs 100 crore, the project aims to ease traffic congestion at the busy railway crossing.

Despite entering the railway network over a decade before Godda, Jharkhand's sub-capital Dumka lags in long-distance connectivity due to infrastructure constraints, political prioritisation, and missing terminal facilities.