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NHAI Trials GlasGrid Tech to Strengthen Chennai-Bengaluru Highway

The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has begun a trial using GlasGrid — a pavement reinforcement grid made of high-strength glass fibre — to repair identified cracks on the Chennai-Bengaluru Highway (NH-44) between the Walajah toll gate in Ranipet and Krishnagiri, aiming to enhance the durability of the 148 km stretch.NHAI officials stated that this portion of the highway is maintained by Larsen & Toubro under a 30-year maintenance contract signed over a decade ago. According to norms, a full resurfacing of the entire stretch is carried out once every ten years, with routine..

NHAI Extends Six-Laning of NH-65 to Vijayawada West Bypass

Along the Vijayawada–Hyderabad corridor, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has revised its earlier plans and agreed to extend the six-laning project on NH-65 up to the Vijayawada West Bypass near Gollapudi, according to the Times of India.Previously, the project was set to conclude at the Amaravati Outer Ring Road (ORR) alignment.This change was confirmed in a letter from the Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, addressed to Vijayawada MP Kesineni Sivanath (Chinni).The minister noted that the six-laning will now cover the stretch from KM 40 near the Hy..

Lucknow To Widen Key Road Stretch For Green Corridor Access

The Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) plans to widen the narrow 1.5-kilometre stretch between Harinagar Cattle Colony in Balaganj and Gaughat into a two-lane road by the end of October. This upgrade aims to ease traffic flow and improve access to Phase I of the Green Corridor, which currently extends from IIM Road to Pakka Pul.According to LDA official AK Senger, who heads the Project Implementation Unit (PIU) for the Green Corridor, this stretch is crucial to the corridor’s overall connectivity plan.“Earth levelling is underway, and land along the proposed embankment alignment is being ..