Category Articles: Road Journey

Gadkari in Vadodara announces new national highway projects for Gujarat

June 02, 2023

Vadodara: Union Road and Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari today dedicated two national highway projects worth Rs. 48 crore in Gujarat at a function in Vadodara. Union Road & Transport Minister dedicates Rs. 48 crore national highway projects in Gujarat today pic.twitter.com/oTnxiYKq3a— DeshGujarat (@DeshGujarat) June 2, 2023 During his address, Gadkari announced new projects in Gujarat listed below: Gadkari in Vadodara announces new national highway projects for Gujarat https:...Read More

Live: Union Minister Gadkari inaugurates Dumad-Dena flyovers in Vadodara

June 02, 2023
Live: Union Minister Gadkari inaugurates Dumad-Dena flyovers in Vadodara

Vadodara: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari is inaugurating the Dumad-Dena flyover bridge, which has been completed at a cost of Rs. 52 crores near Vadodara city. The ground-breaking for this bridge took place approximately two years ago. The Dumad bridge has been constructed at a cost of Rs. 36 crore, while the Dena bridge has been completed at a cost of Rs. 16 crore. Thanks to these bridges, passengers travelling between Ahmedabad and Surat will no longer face long traffic jams at Dumad j...Read More

‘44% fall in road accidents in Gujarat over past 10 years’

June 01, 2023
‘44% fall in road accidents in Gujarat over past 10 years’

Gandhinagar: The road accidents in the state have decreased by 44% over the past ten years said the State transport minister Harsh Sanghavi while commending the effective functioning of the Gujarat Road Safety Authority. During a meeting of the road safety authority, Sanghavi announced that starting from the 2023-24 academic session, students would receive lessons on road safety. He instructed officials to develop the Sarkhej-Gandhinagar road, Bharuch-Surat road, and Ahmedabad-Rajkot road as ...Read More

Gadkari to inaugurate Dumad – Dena flyover bridge in Vadodara

June 01, 2023

Surat: Union minister Nitin Gadkari is likely to visit Vadodara on Friday for inauguration of Dumad - Dena flyover bridge which has been completed at a cost of Rs. 52 crore near the Vadodara city. Ground breaking for this bridge was done about two years ago. According to local Lok Sabha member Ranjanben Bhatt, Gadkari will dedicate the flyover bridge at around 12.30 pm. While Dumad bridge has been built at a cost of Rs. 36 crore, Dena bridge has been readied at the cost of Rs. 16 crore. ...Read More

Construction of 19.5-km bypass on Jetpur-Somnath highway still pending

May 31, 2023
Construction of 19.5-km bypass on Jetpur-Somnath highway still pending

Somnath: The construction of a 19.5-km bypass on the Jetpur-Somnath four-track highway in Junagadh is still unfinished. The project for the Junagadh-Jetpur four-track road commenced in 2010, sparking protests from over 200 farmers in Junagadh and Vathli whose lands were to be acquired for the project. They demanded compensation in accordance with the new regulations for their land. In 2019, the government agreed to provide compensation as per their demands. But due to years of delays, the est...Read More

Son of PRO in Gujarat CMO dies in road accident; CM expresses grief

May 21, 2023
Son of PRO in Gujarat CMO dies in road accident; CM expresses grief

Vadodara: Vashishtha Vaishnav, son of Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel's Public Relation Officer (PRO) Uday Vaishnav passed away in a road accident near Dethan in Karjan taluka of Vadodara district in Central Gujarat on Saturday evening. Two other youths were injured in this incident. Chief Minister Patel has in a tweet expressed grief over this. The deceased will be cremated at Antimdham in Gandhinagar on Sunday evening. At around 11.30 pm, Vashisht and two other youths were on their...Read More

Vadodara-to-Bharuch section of Expressway likely to be operational in December 2023

May 19, 2023
Vadodara-to-Bharuch section of Expressway likely to be operational in December 2023

Bharuch: The National Highway Authority of India is preparing to commence the Vadodara-to-Bharuch section of the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway in December of this year. The construction of the 8-lane Delhi-Mumbai Expressway, with a budget of 1 lakh crore, is in progress. Recent developments indicate that the pending work on the 1.75-kilometre segment within the 13-kilometre portion, under package 4 in Bharuch, has now commenced. This particular section faced delays due to protests from affected ind...Read More

CM approves Rs 24.47 crore for strengthening of Palaj-Basan-Shahpur road

May 17, 2023
CM approves Rs 24.47 crore for strengthening of Palaj-Basan-Shahpur road

Gandhinagar: Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel has approved Rs 24.47 crore for the strengthening of the Palaj-Basan-Shahpur road, which serves as a bypass road for Gandhinagar. The proposal for strengthening the bypass road was made to CM Patel by the Roads and Buildings department, citing the need to accommodate heavy vehicle traffic. The villages of Palaj, Basan, and IIT Gandhinagar will benefit from improved connectivity through this highway. Additionally, vehicles travelling from Sabarkantha and...Read More

Rajkot – Jetpur Highway expansion work delays for another reason

May 06, 2023
Rajkot – Jetpur Highway expansion work delays for another reason

Rajkot: Rajkot - Jetpur highway six-lane development work has been delayed for another reason. The local office conducted a survey of illegal constructions and identified over 450 of them for demolition so that the project can be started. However, some individuals have presented proof of their ownership of the land identified for demolition by the NHAI. The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI)  started re-identifying illegal constructions that need to be demolished for the transformat...Read More

CEAT Inaugurates its largest Truck Service Hub in Gandhidham, Gujarat

April 25, 2023
CEAT Inaugurates its largest Truck Service Hub in Gandhidham, Gujarat

Gandhidham: CEAT Limited, a leading tyre manufacturer, today announced the inauguration of its largest Truck Service Hub in Gandhidham today. This service hub is being launched in association with one of CEAT's esteemed dealers, Bharat Tyres Gujarat Pvt Ltd. CEAT is all set to inaugurate three more such Truck Service Hubs later this month in Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, and Karnataka respectively. The newly inaugurated centre in Gandhidham has 6 truck alignment bays for multiple trucks to be ...Read More