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Panchkula: New Ghaggar bridge to slash commuting times for hundreds

The 1.8km long bridge in Panchkula, linking the Sector 25/26 roundabout with Sector 20/21, will dramatically cut down travel distances

Built at a cost of over <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>50 crore, the new bridge in Panchkula was a long-standing demand of the local residents. (HT Photo)

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Published on Apr 17, 2025 10:26 AM IST

ByBrijender Gaur, Panchkula

Overdue Faridabad-Noida -Ghaziabad Expressway gets boost

UP and Haryana have decided to split the cost equally for building a crucial 600-metre bridge across the Yamuna River near Noida’s Mangroli village, which will link the expressway to Faridabad

The FNG expressway, first proposed in 1989 to help decongest Delhi roads by allowing motorists to bypass the capital while travelling between the three cities, has seen little progress over 27 years. Officials cited lack of coordination between UP and Haryana and unresolved funding issues—particularly for the Yamuna bridge—as key reasons behind the delay. (Sunil Ghosh/HT File)

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Published on Apr 14, 2025 06:48 AM IST

ByVinod Rajput, Greater Noida

Bengaluru’s ORR takes a ‘Holi-Day’ from traffic, leaves commuters in surprise

Bengaluru’s ORR, a key corridor connecting major IT hubs, is often clogged with vehicles, especially during peak hours.

A deserted ORR stretch in Bengaluru.(X/@NammaBengaluroo)

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Published on Mar 14, 2025 03:47 PM IST

ByAnagha Deshpande

Shorter route to Chandigarh airport to be complete by December 2025: Punjab to HC

Besides this, the government has also told the court that the road starting from Jagatpura village is an 18-ft wide road which is being upgraded and 90% work has been completed.

The <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>125-crore project is being pitched as an alternative route to the airport in place of the one proposed by the UT. However, it will not help airport goers from Chandigarh side as the distance remains almost the same. (Shutterstock)

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Published on Feb 12, 2025 09:14 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

Chandigarh-airport link: Proposed direct road to adversely affect future expansion: Punjab

The affidavit also says in July 2021, UT was told to identify the land to be acquired for the construction of a full length southern taxi track (part-2) on Mohali side

The demand for this road started in 2016-17, mainly from Haryana and Chandigarh, to reduce travel time between Panchkula, Chandigarh and the airport. (HT file)

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Updated on Jan 02, 2025 08:56 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh:

Entire stretch of Delhi-Mumbai Expressway will be ready by 2026: MoS Harsh Malhotra

The project was initially slated to be completed by January 2023, and the timeline has been revised multiple times in the past few years

The foundation stone for the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway (DME) was laid in March 2019. (HT file photo)

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Published on Dec 20, 2024 04:23 PM IST

BySoumya Chatterjee

Bengaluru-Chennai Expressway's Karnataka stretch opens for public: Report

The expressway works are still ongoing in the Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu stretches, and people are already using the road for long joy rides.

People in Bengaluru are using the 71-kilometre new road for long rides and returning by taking a U-turn at the end of the stretch. (Pic for representation)(Twitter/ @nitin_gadkari)

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Published on Dec 09, 2024 01:34 PM IST

ByHT News Desk

Khadki, Range Hills metro stations on line 1 remain non-operational

Khadki metro station is expected to be operational in December with the work nearing completion. Whereas work on the Range Hills metro station has not yet started, delaying its inclusion in the metro network

Once both these stations are operational, Pune Metro’s efficiency and reach are expected to improve significantly, benefitting a larger number of commuters in Pune. (HT FILE)

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Updated on Nov 27, 2024 08:10 AM IST

BySiddharth Gadkari

Bengaluru road widening: Travel time from MG Road to Bellandur cut to 5-8 mins

The Defence Ministry transferred 12.34 acres to BBMP for Bengaluru's major road expansion.

Bengaluru is infamous for its traffic congestion.(Kashif Masood/HT Photo)

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Published on Sep 29, 2024 10:13 AM IST

ByYamini C S

PM to launch Pune-Nagpur Vande Bharat train on Sept 15

According to the railways officials, it will be for the first time that 10 Vande Bharat trains will be inaugurated at one time

In a boost to inter-city connectivity, Pune-Nagpur will be one of the 10 Vande Bharat express trains Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch at an event at Jamshedpur in Jharkhand on September 15. (HT PHOTO)

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Updated on Sep 10, 2024 07:44 AM IST

ByDheeraj Bengrut

Investor says he appreciates Mumbai after getting stuck in Bengaluru traffic

Ace investor Ashish Kacholia missed his Bengluru to Mumbai flight on Thursday after Google Maps failed to correctly estimate travel time.

Ashish Kacholia missed his flight out of Bengaluru (Representational image)

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Updated on Aug 30, 2024 07:50 PM IST

BySanya Jain

Bengaluru - Ernakulam Vande Bharat Express to begin from July 31: Report

The new Vande Bharat Express is expected to help people who frequently travel to Bengaluru from the Thrissur and Ernakulam region, which is roughly 500 km.

Bengaluru - Ernakulam Vande Bharat Express to begin from July 31. Full details: Report

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Published on Jul 27, 2024 09:25 AM IST

ByHT News Desk

Hong Kong to Beijing and Shanghai: New high-speed sleeper trains cut travel time

A new high-speed sleeper train will cut travel time between Hong Kong and Beijing and Shanghai by almost half, starting June 15.

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Published on Jun 05, 2024 12:41 PM IST

Bloomberg | | Posted by Zarafshan Shiraz, New Delhi

Faster than Rajdhani, Vande Bharat sleeper trains to be rolled out by 2025

The trains, which will have modern interior designs, are expected to be operational by 2025 and will cut travel time by two hours compared to other trains.

Officials said that the test run of the sleeper VB train is scheduled for April. (HT Photo)

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Updated on Feb 04, 2024 09:10 AM IST

ByNeha LM Tripathi

Bridge over sea waters: Overcoming five challenges to construct the MTHL

From keeping migratory flamingos safe to protecting the underground pipelines— here’s what the engineers of Atal Setu solved to make India’s longest sea bridge

Mumbai, India - Jan. 11, 2024: A night view of the MTHL- Mumbai Trans Harbour Link Road on the eve of the PM Narendra Modi to inaugurate MTHL in Mumbai, India, on Thursday, January 11, 2024. (Photo by Satish Bate/ Hindustan Times)(Hindustan Times)

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Published on Jan 11, 2024 09:42 PM IST

ByShashank Rao

How to maximise your long weekends in 2024?

Here’s how to plan your leaves, pack your bags and basically a mini-guide on how to squeeze in more travel time in 2024.

Ideally, you would want to plan around a weekend where you have both Saturday and Sunday off clubbed with a festival/annual holiday if possible.

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Published on Jan 03, 2024 05:31 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent

PM Modi to inaugurate Mumbai Trans Harbour Link on January 12. Details

The Mumbai Trans Harbour Link (MTHL) - a six-lane, 21.8-km-long bridge - is the longest sea bridge in India.

Mumbai Trans Harbour Link (ANI file photo. Representative image)

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Updated on Dec 31, 2023 09:18 PM IST

ByManjiri Chitre

Shorter route to airport: Chandigarh admn to acquire 39 acres via negotiations

Chandigarh deputy commissioner Vinay Pratap Singh confirmed that the land acquisition process had begun and was expected to be completed in the next six months

A total of 51 acres needs to be acquired for the project of which 39.6 acres fall in Chandigarh and the remaining 12 acres in Punjab’s Jagatpura and Khandala villages. (HT File photo)

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Updated on Nov 12, 2023 07:24 AM IST

ByHillary Victor, Chandigarh

Meerut to Delhi in 45 minutes...‘Modi hai toh mumkin hai’: Yogi

Country witnessed remarkable infrastructure development over the past 9.5 years, with railway stations transformed into airport-like facilities, exemplifying India’s progress: CM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath during the inauguration ceremony of various developmental projects, after flagging off the ‘Namo Bharat’ train on the 17-km priority section of the country’s first Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) corridor, in Ghaziabad on Friday. (HT Photo)

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Updated on Oct 21, 2023 06:14 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Speed of trains on Kalka-Shimla track to go up, trials on

Currently, trains on this iconic route chug along at a leisurely 22 km/hour, but this is about to change, with the speed expected to cross 25 km/hour, cutting the travel time by 45 minutes to one hour

Currently, the journey takes about six hours. (HT Photo)

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Updated on Oct 08, 2023 07:32 AM IST

ByGaurav Bisht, Shimla

Installation of high-speed rail line to be completed by October: CR

The leap in train speeds will save travel time and provide buffer space to add more services in the future, a CR official said, adding, “We are working on improving the condition of rail tracks and eliminating speed restrictions. Once this is complete by October end, it will benefit the train operations”

There are 10 to 12 lakh daily commuters travelling on the Harbour line, and two to three lakh commuters ply on the Trans-harbour line that connects newly developed business hubs in Airoli, Ghansoli on the Thane-Vashi route. For years, people residing in the satellite town have been complaining about the poor services of trains in the area (HT PHOTO)

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Updated on Sep 27, 2023 08:12 AM IST

ByShashank Rao

Bus lanes cut travel time, help tackle pollution in Bengaluru: Report

The survey found that, over 28% of existing bus users reported an improvement in travel time since the implementation of the bus lane

The bus lane, which ran along the Outer Ringer Road (ORR) on a stretch of about 18.5 kilometres, was launched in 2019, and discontinued in mid-2022 due to metro work.

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Updated on Sep 22, 2023 10:40 AM IST

ByPriyanka Rudrappa

Airport Line Metro speed to be raised to 120kmph

Those coming to Yashobhoomi Dwarka Sector 25 Metro station by road may enter the station from Gate number 3

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Published on Sep 16, 2023 11:18 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Bengaluru-Chennai expressway to be ready by 2023-end, says Nitin Gadkari

Bengaluru-Chennai express highway will reduce travel time between the two metro cities to just two hours, Nitin Gadkari said.

Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari during the 75th anniversary celebration of Ashok Leyland in Chennai.(PTI)

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Updated on Sep 08, 2023 09:57 AM IST

ByYamini C S

Delhi University may add courses in cluster scheme

The scheme lets DU colleges to pool resources to allow students greater flexibility with regards to their subjects. Over 1,000 students used it last year

Last year, 95 students came from other colleges to study Indian languages at Daulat Ram College in North Campus. Meanwhile, 57 students of Daulat Ram went to other colleges in the north cluster to study various other SEC programmes. (HT Archive)

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Updated on Aug 19, 2023 11:18 PM IST

ByAshna Butani

Bengaluru to Chennai in just 4 hours? Here's how: Report

Railway authorities have granted permission to increase train speeds between Arakkonam and Jolarpettai, reducing travel time between Bengaluru and Chennai.

The revision of speeds is expected to save passengers 25 to 30 minutes. (File photo)

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Published on Aug 19, 2023 11:28 AM IST

ByYamini C S

Shorter route to airport: GMADA takes soil samples, construction to begin in Sept

The around 5-km stretch will allow commuters from Chandigarh and Mohali to head to the airport via the road in front of Bawa White House, instead of taking the longer route via Airport Road

At present, commuters have to head all the way to the T-junction near the Indian School of Business, after passing by Bawa White House, to turn left towards Airport Chowk, where they again have to turn left towards the airport. (HT File Photo)

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Updated on Jul 18, 2023 03:07 AM IST

ByHillary Victor, Mohali

Potholes, bad roads bring back monsoon woes on key stretches in Delhi

PWD officials said that work is going on along many areas where potholes, footpaths, kerbs, etc., were being repaired.

Potholes on the road near Vasant Kunj police station. (Sanjeev Verma/ HT)

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Updated on Jul 05, 2023 11:40 PM IST

BySnehil Sinha

Sun tourism: All about the newest trend evolving for tourists on mountains

Trending sun tourism among mountain tourists has several benefits for visitors as well as the local populace. Here's all you need to know

Sun tourism or solar tourism: All about the newest trend evolving for tourists on mountains (Photo by Nandhu Kumar on Unsplash)

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Published on Jul 03, 2023 05:58 PM IST

ByZarafshan Shiraz, New Delhi

US passports wait creates travel purgatory, snarls summer trip plans

A much-feared backup of US passport applications has smashed into wall of government bureaucracy as worldwide travel rebounds with few people to handle the load

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Published on Jul 03, 2023 01:44 PM IST

AP | | Posted by Zarafshan Shiraz, Washington

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The 1.8km long bridge in Panchkula, linking the Sector 25/26 roundabout with Sector 20/21, will dramatically cut down travel distances

UP and Haryana have decided to split the cost equally for building a crucial 600-metre bridge across the Yamuna River near Noida’s Mangroli village, which will link the expressway to Faridabad

Bengaluru’s ORR, a key corridor connecting major IT hubs, is often clogged with vehicles, especially during peak hours.

Besides this, the government has also told the court that the road starting from Jagatpura village is an 18-ft wide road which is being upgraded and 90% work has been completed.

The affidavit also says in July 2021, UT was told to identify the land to be acquired for the construction of a full length southern taxi track (part-2) on Mohali side

The project was initially slated to be completed by January 2023, and the timeline has been revised multiple times in the past few years

The expressway works are still ongoing in the Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu stretches, and people are already using the road for long joy rides.

Khadki metro station is expected to be operational in December with the work nearing completion. Whereas work on the Range Hills metro station has not yet started, delaying its inclusion in the metro network

The Defence Ministry transferred 12.34 acres to BBMP for Bengaluru's major road expansion.

According to the railways officials, it will be for the first time that 10 Vande Bharat trains will be inaugurated at one time

Ace investor Ashish Kacholia missed his Bengluru to Mumbai flight on Thursday after Google Maps failed to correctly estimate travel time.

The new Vande Bharat Express is expected to help people who frequently travel to Bengaluru from the Thrissur and Ernakulam region, which is roughly 500 km.

A new high-speed sleeper train will cut travel time between Hong Kong and Beijing and Shanghai by almost half, starting June 15.

The trains, which will have modern interior designs, are expected to be operational by 2025 and will cut travel time by two hours compared to other trains.

From keeping migratory flamingos safe to protecting the underground pipelines— here’s what the engineers of Atal Setu solved to make India’s longest sea bridge

Here’s how to plan your leaves, pack your bags and basically a mini-guide on how to squeeze in more travel time in 2024.

The Mumbai Trans Harbour Link (MTHL) - a six-lane, 21.8-km-long bridge - is the longest sea bridge in India.

Chandigarh deputy commissioner Vinay Pratap Singh confirmed that the land acquisition process had begun and was expected to be completed in the next six months

Country witnessed remarkable infrastructure development over the past 9.5 years, with railway stations transformed into airport-like facilities, exemplifying India’s progress: CM

Currently, trains on this iconic route chug along at a leisurely 22 km/hour, but this is about to change, with the speed expected to cross 25 km/hour, cutting the travel time by 45 minutes to one hour

The survey found that, over 28% of existing bus users reported an improvement in travel time since the implementation of the bus lane

Those coming to Yashobhoomi Dwarka Sector 25 Metro station by road may enter the station from Gate number 3

Bengaluru-Chennai express highway will reduce travel time between the two metro cities to just two hours, Nitin Gadkari said.

The scheme lets DU colleges to pool resources to allow students greater flexibility with regards to their subjects. Over 1,000 students used it last year

Railway authorities have granted permission to increase train speeds between Arakkonam and Jolarpettai, reducing travel time between Bengaluru and Chennai.

The around 5-km stretch will allow commuters from Chandigarh and Mohali to head to the airport via the road in front of Bawa White House, instead of taking the longer route via Airport Road

PWD officials said that work is going on along many areas where potholes, footpaths, kerbs, etc., were being repaired.

Trending sun tourism among mountain tourists has several benefits for visitors as well as the local populace. Here's all you need to know

A much-feared backup of US passport applications has smashed into wall of government bureaucracy as worldwide travel rebounds with few people to handle the load

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