Samakhiyali: Poor quality of roads continue to be the major issues across Gujarat. The transport industry in Kutch has in latest launched an indefinite "No Road, No Toll" campaign, starting from Samakhiyali, protesting the severe deterioration of national highways and the alleged negligence of the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI). Transporters are demanding immediate repair of roads before any tolls are collected, stating that the current situation is causing immense hardship and econo...Read More

New Delhi: To provide seamless and barrier-free tolling experience to National Highway users the Indian Highways Management Company Limited (IHMCL), a company promoted by NHAI has signed an agreement with ICICI Bank, to implement country’s first comprehensive Multi-Lane Free Flow (MLFF) tolling system at Choryasi Fee Plaza in Gujarat on NH-48, a press statement said today. The signing of the contract agreement marks a major step towards barrier-free tolling, enabling seamless Electronic To...Read More

Surat: The Union Government on Tuesday acknowledged the severe deterioration of the National Highway 48 stretch between Vapi and Surat in Gujarat. In response to a question raised by Rajya Sabha MP Shaktisinh Gohil, Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, informed that major maintenance and periodic renewal works for a 58-km stretch have been provisioned and will begin immediately after the monsoon. "Surat-Vapi stretch of NH-48 is maintained by the National Highways Autho...Read More

Kamrej: The Congress party on Monday submitted a memorandum to the Kamrej Sub-Divisional Office, demanding toll exemption at the Choriyasi Toll Plaza, a probe into alleged multi-crore toll scams involving NHAI and government authorities, and the completion of pending service road work at the Kamrej crossroads. In the memorandum, Congress highlighted that local residents who use the national highway for occasional personal travel to nearby villages—for social visits or agricultural activitie...Read More

Vadodara: Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari has taken serious note of the ongoing traffic congestion on National Highway 48 near Jambuva, which has been caused by potholes and the deteriorating condition of the Jambuva bridge. This comes after local MP Dr. Hemang Joshi met with the Union Minister, following traffic jams that lasted three to four consecutive days and left commuters stuck in queues stretching up to 15 km. The bottleneck was triggered by potholes forming...Read More

Surat: In a move that has sparked controversy, toll collection on the Kim–Ena stretch of the Delhi–Mumbai Expressway has begun. This defies an earlier recommendation issued by the Surat District Collector granting a one-month toll waiver. The decision by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) came just days after the collector’s office issued a formal notification for diversion of traffic to the expressway between July 10 and August 10. The waiver of toll tax for this period on t...Read More

Gandhinagar: To enhance road user safety, service quality, and convenience, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has implemented a grievance redressal system for highway users, under which it operates six platforms ranging from mobile apps to online portals and a toll-free helpline number. These platforms empower citizens to report problems, seek assistance, and monitor the resolution process in real-time, thereby promoting transparency and accountability in national highway managemen...Read More

Ahmedabad: In a first-of-its-kind action in Gujarat, the Mahisagar District Road Safety Committee has imposed a penalty of ₹10,000 on a National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) official for failing to repair potholes on a stretch of National Highway-47 (NH-47) between Godhra and Ahmedabad. The fine was levied against the Project Director of the Project Implementation Unit (PIU), Ahmedabad-Godhra Region, for ignoring repeated instructions to carry out urgent road repairs. According to an of...Read More