Phase 2 of the Sarawak-Sabah connection and the Trans-Borneo Highway will start construction in 2019

The Trans-Borneo Highway (LTB) project and Phase 2 of the Sarawak-Sabah Link Road (SSLR) project have been given federal government approval; work will start early in 2019.

The technical research for the SSLR Phase 2 and LTB projects, which link Miri to Limbang and Lawas, is currently i...

NEW RECORD SET BY IJM INDIA REGARDING ROAD CONSTRUCTION

HIGHLIGHTS

• IJM (India) Infrastructure Ltd has set new record in the context of road construction.
• 25.54 lane-km road stretch was laid in 17 hours and 45 minutes on its Solapur – Bijapur highway project.

IJM (India) Infrastructu...

ROAD CONSTRUCTION IN INDIA TOUCHING RECORD 30 KM PER DAY

HIGHLIGHTS

• Under the Bharatmala Pariyojna, nationwide road construction in India is touching record 30 km per day
• At a cost of about ? 5.35 hundred-thousand billion Indian government has envisaged building 34,800 km of highways.

Rece...

CONSTRUCTION OF INDIA’S FIRST GREENFIELD EXPRESSWAY TO BEGIN SOON

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• Connecting Chennai and Bengaluru, the construction of first Greenfield Expressway is going to start soon.
• Initially plans were to have eight lanes in this expressway.
• Now the expressway plan has been downgraded to four lanes as t...

CONSTRUCTION OF ZOJILA TUNNEL BEGINS IN INDIA

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• Zojila is one of the most dangerous stretches in the world to drive a vehicle.
• The construction of Zojila tunnel is also geo-strategically sensitive.
• Construction of Zojila tunnel was a public demand from Drass, Kargil, and Ladak...

INDIAN MINISTER NITIN GADKARI TESTS POSITIVE FOR COVID-19

HIGHLIGHTS

• Indian Road & Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari has been tested positive for COVID-19.
• The Union Minister has isolated himself.

India's Minister of Road Transport & Highways, Micro, Small & Medium Enterprise...

ENDLESS EXPRESSWAYS AT THROWAWAY PRICES LURES DOMESTIC COMPANIES SIDELINING CHINA

• The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), which monetizes operating assets through the Toll-Operate-Transfer (TOT) model, gives long-term tolling rights to those on the lookout for a breakthrough deal against a lump sum payment.
• There is a lesson for the Chinese in this ...

ANIL AMBANI: RELIANCE INFRA WILL BE DEBT-FREE BY FY21

Highlights

• Reliance Infrastructure has debts of over Rs 6,000 crore

• Anil Ambani said the road toll collection has reached 75 percent of pre-COVID-19 period and will achieve 100 percent in coming few weeks

• Reliance Infrastructure has assets worth ...

TRANSJAMAICAN HIGHWAY LIMITED PLANS IPO WORTH $11 BILLION

Highlights

• NROCC currently has ownership up to 100 percent of the shares in Transjamaican Highway
• Transjamaican Highway IPO will proceed from February 17 to March 9, 2020, at a price of $1.41 or US$0.01 per share

National Road Operat...

2020 Porsche Taycan 4S is still a good thing, yet more responsive

Usually, before the big guns are rolled out, Porsche launches a new version in base form. Not so much for the first electric vehicle of the group, the Taycan. Porsche is building this series from the top-down, launching the powerful (and questionably named) 670-hp Turbo as well as 750-hp Turbo S ...

Virginia Tech tests more helmets, MIPS trending

As per the Virginia Tech’s latest cycling helmet test results, helmets equipped with MIPS proved to be safest and occupy the top-four position on the list.

Helmets are important to provide on - road safety. Virginia Tech seeks to score helmets as a consumer-funded testing center. ...

FASTags will be mandatory for all the vehicles from December 2019

As announced by the Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari, FASTag will be mandatory for all the private as well commercial vehicles from December this year. 

This new system will enable digital payment of toll collection on National Highways. A FASTag is basically a...

U.S., S.Korea continues the cost-sharing of security talks in the wake of "robbery" protests

South Korean and U.S. officials reopened negotiations on Monday to accurately assess a $4 billion gap on what they would like Seoul to cover the costs of hosting the U.S. military amid mass "highway robbery" demonstrations against rapidly growing U.S. demands.

It's U.S. Th...

Safety and auto love, hand in hand?

The love for cars and huge engines of the United States is known to the world and does not need an introduction or even explanation of what it is. The US auto scene is very happening and despite the global sales crisis, the US has managed to reaction the growth in the sales of the autos which has...