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The Centre has announced a major change for highway users, with cash payments at toll plazas set to be discontinued from April 10. The move, notified by the road transport ministry, aims to reduce long queues at toll gates and make highway travel smoother for commuters. No more cash payments on highways: Here’s how you…
NEW DELHI: Seeking to end confusion among commuters over speed limits on national highways and expressways, the road transport ministry has proposed that the authority be with the Centre to set these restrictions while state govts retain the power to notify the norms for all other roads within their jurisdiction.The ministry recently shared a host…
NEW DELHI: In a move to address the menace of loose items, such as soil, construction materials and municipal waste, often falling from both uncovered or tarpaulin-covered trucks, the govt will soon make it mandatory for these vehicles to have “mechanised covering” — automated or machine-assisted methods for covering.This will be part of the updated…
NEW DELHI: The road transport ministry has notified that failure to pay toll or user fees on a national highway (NH) will result in the denial of a no objection certificate (NOC) for renewal of registration and insurance, change of ownership, transfer, and issuance of a fitness certificate. This notification comes barely a month before…
NEW DELHI: Seeking to end alleged malpractices in high-value arbitration cases, including concerns over undue influence to obtain favourable rulings, the road transport ministry will do away with the provision of arbitration for disputes in the highway sector which are over Rs 10 crore.As per the finalised changes in contract norms, disputes valuing more than…
New Delhi: Recovery of fines raised through e-challans reduced in 2024 to Rs 3,834 crore compared to Rs 4,150 crore in 2023, while unpaid fines spiked from Rs 6,654 crore in 2023 to Rs 9,097 crore in 2024, as per road transport ministry data provided in RS, reports Dipak Dash.Replying to a question on e-challans…
NEW DELHI: Authorities must take responsibility for every stage of a project, the road transport ministry said in its ‘Guidelines for Prevention and Mitigation of Road Tunnel Collapses’ issued on Thursday, amid a trend of highway authorities finding easy escape for such mishaps by passing the blame on contractors and consultants.As per the guidelines, the…
NEW DELHI: Recovery of fines raised through e-challans reduced in 2024 to Rs 3,834 crore compared to Rs 4,150 crore in 2023, while unpaid fines spiked from Rs 6,654 crore in 2023 to Rs 9,097 crore in 2024, as per data provided by the road transport ministry to Rajya Sabha.As per the ministry’s written reply…
Representative image (AI) NEW DELHI: Highway contractors and concessionaires not meeting project quality standards will get up to 30 negative marks — a penalty that will lower their ratings and make it more difficult for them to secure new contracts in the future. Conversely, contractors who complete projects on time and maintain high quality will…
NEW DELHI: Vehicle owners will now have to pay double the amount for fitness tests for their motorcycles and cars that are over 20-years-old. As per a road transport ministry, the revised charge is now Rs 1,000 for such two-wheelers and Rs 2,000 for cars. The charge for 15-year-old vehicles remains unchanged at Rs 400…
