75% seems a little misleading, but here's the breakdown. Completed stretches add up to ~55%. Progress on several stretches is in advanced stages, at the point...
Well this assertion of completion of 75% of the project is good news. Because this shows that most of the work that was to be completed according to NHAI...
Well, firstly recall that NHAI has always had a clause which allows for time over-runs of about 6 months for individual contracts. So what you consider as...
Thanks Sameer for the good dose of optimism. we need it. completion of GQ is indeed a great thing. Can you explain what's the difference in quality b/w the old...
Gold, I am not an expert in roadways, but man, the difference is phenomenal!!! The earlier highways were only so in name... the new ones may not be comparable...
Gold, take a look at this old post which answers your questions about some NHDP standards and road geometry. Interestingly, the earlier question was also posed...
read my question please; difference b/w the old highway and the new highway. i have not traveled much before the GQ. what was the state of highway then versus...
Gold, the answer is - pretty much everything. The old highways were rarely more than 2 laned, rarely consisted of divided carraigeway and signage was little...
I will soon be driving from Mumbai to Surat and back. Plan to leave Borivali around 0630. Will it be possible to reach Surat by say 12:30? I am a careful...
Hi, while I do not have the necessary experience to advise you about your upcoming trip, I would request you to post your experiences and if possible,...
URL: http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=60231 A series on the rot: what, how, why & who Part One Bangalore Crumbling World Economic Forum...
URL: http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=42084 Centre okays more National Highways Planning Commission clears ministry proposal RAVI SHANKER...
URL: http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=60231 PM: affirmative action on infrastructure from industry Our economy bureau New Delhi, Dec 4...
This is what I mentioned in one of my posts a month back. The commuter infrastructure in bangalore is desperately lacking and something needs to be done to...
this fucker manmohan singh just talks and talks and talks. sets up committees meet industry people, have a laugh, get some dinner go home and sleep. That is...
Such language for anybody should be unacceptabe on the forum. If somebody is unable to control one's rage and cannot post like an adult here, I don't see why...
Road is beautiflly double-laned upto Vapi - i.e. beyond Charoty, and your drive from Borivli to Vapi should take you at most 3 hours. Thereafter, the next 100...
Sridhar, couldn't agree more with the norms of decency that need to be enforced. Everybody, we all know what would constitute unacceptable language on...
I express my regret on using such a language. I got mad. But surely i would like to express my resentment and also complete anger on the state of affair in...
Likewise, we can stongly disagree with someone or even post unpopular opinions, that is freedom. But there are words and phrases that are not welcome in...
I again express my regret. But let me not mince a single word. I am deeply appaled by the so called apathy of Manmohan Singh administration. Who in the name of...
Well, all's well that ends well. All of us get angry at times and as long as one recognizes it, it should be fine. I am sure most of us are equally frustrated...
Friends I am new to this group but i liked the anger and the concern over things. I completely agree with sridhar(hey sridhar I am kind of working on similar...
thanks sridhar for accepting my apology. I do get a bit taken away by things like these. I am impatient sometimes and especially with politicians. Though as I...
Abhi, everybody else, while political corruption definitely does affect Bangalore infrastructure, Golden Quadrilateral and other development efforts, it is not...
well i understand as you are a moderator. If you dont want to discuss it. It is ok. But i thought that this is a very important issue. Anyways. That is why...
There's nothing wrong in expressing resentment or venting your frustration as long as it is relevant and as along as it is in good language; we are all human...
