Highways

Last Updated: February 01, 2023, 11:10 ISTUltra-Dast DC Charging Station at Delhi-Chandigarh Highway (Photo: Hyundai)Hyundai India has setup these charging stations with one 150 kW Ultra-Fast DC Charger and one 60 kW High-Speed DC Charger for all the EV owners in the countryHyundai India has installed ultra-fast DC charging stations across Hyderabad-Vijayawada and Delhi-Chandigarh highways for the EV owners in the country. The company aims to setup 10 such ultra-fast charging stations for the public in the first-half of…

The travel time for commuters undertaking their journey from Nagpur to Pune will be cut down to eight hours, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said. Keeping in mind the inconvenience that commuters have to undergo while undertaking their journey from Nagpur to Pune at present, the Nagpur-Mumbai Samridhi Mahamarg will be connected to the newly proposed Pune-Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (Aurangabad) Access Control Green Expressway near Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar. नागपूर-पुणे ८ तासांत!#PragatiKaHighway pic.twitter.com/W0guak1n4f —…

The nation’s apex body vested with the duty of constructing roads, highways and other transportation-related tasks – the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways recently announced a significant plan that it’s contemplating to execute. The Center is exploring a proposal under which it would take over state roadways with high traffic densities for expansion, according to Nitin Gadkari, the union minister in charge of MoRTH. A state roadway will be made four or six lanes wide by the Center, and it will then collect tolls…

Graphical abstract. Credit: Applied Energy (2022). DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2022.120035 Efficient pricing will be crucial to minimize energy costs for private operators who provide on-the-highway wireless charging for electric cars—and for consumers who will use this service, according to new Cornell research in Applied Energy.…

Last Updated: October 18, 2022, 18:55 ISTImage used for Representation. (Photo: Wikipedia)Helipads on national highways will help in immediate evacuations during emergenciesThe government is looking at having helipads along new highways as that will help in immediate evacuations during emergencies. The ministries of civil aviation and road transport have discussed the proposal, according to Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia. To enhance connectivity, especially in remote and hilly areas, the civil aviation…

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways is planning to take over the State Highways with high traffic density from the state governments for a period of 25 years. Thereafter, those state highways will be converted into 4 or 6 lane highways and then the Centre will collect toll from those highways. Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said this in a virtual address at the 12th International convention of Association of National Exchanges Members of India which was held in Mumbai on Saturday. After a…

Last Updated: October 08, 2022, 14:19 ISTMumbai-Nagpur Samruddhi Highway (Photo: Wikipedia)The 701-km long 'Hindu Hrudaysamrat Balasaheb Thackeray Maharashtra Samruddhi Mahamarg' joining Mumbai and Nagpur is a six-lane access controlled highwayMaharashtra Highway Police has fixed a top speed limit of 120 km per hour for the under-construction Mumbai-Nagpur Samruddhi Mahamarg (highway). Two-wheelers, auto rickshaws and quadricycles would not be allowed on the highway, said a notification issued on October 4. Passenger…

The Hanford Village and Driving Park neighborhoods of Columbus in 1961—the buildings highlighted in red were destroyed or relocated to build I-70. Credit: Ohio State University The building of the interstate highway system in Columbus split and sometimes destroyed entire neighborhoods, mostly those housing African Americans, immigrants and other minorities.…

Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari called for investors from the US to come forward and invest in roads and highways projects in India which is a goldmine for investors. The Union Minister also talked about the Electric Highway which will be powered by solar and facilitate the charging of heavy-duty trucks and buses while running. Inaugurating virtually the Indo-US Economic Summit of the Indo-American Chamber of Commerce, he said the United States of America and India are prominent democracies…

Last Updated: September 12, 2022, 15:07 ISTRepresentative image. (Photo: Twitter)An electric highway generally refers to a road that supplies power to vehicles travelling on it, including through overhead power linesThe government is working on developing electric highways, which will be powered by solar energy, that will facilitate the charging of heavy duty trucks and buses, Union road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari said on Monday. Addressing an event organised by the Indo-American Chamber of Commerce…