The work on an extension of the Rama 2 Road expressway — a major artery from Bangkok — has become notorious for construction accidents, some of them fatal
16 January,2026 07:38 AM IST | Bangkok | Agencies
The National Highways Authority of India has set two Guinness World Records during the construction of Bengaluru-Kadapa-Vijayawada Economic Corridor (NH-544G) in Andhra Pradesh “by laying 28.95 lane-kilometres and 10,675 MT of Bituminous Concrete continuously within 24 hours”
08 January,2026 07:12 AM IST | Amaravati | Agencies
Conventional pavement relies on bitumen, a crude oil-based material that binds sand and rocks together. While bitumen allows roads to expand in heat and contract in cold, it becomes brittle when temperatures plunge, leading to cracks that spread under traffic and moisture
17 December,2025 07:40 AM IST | Berlin | Agencies
The 'Mukhya Mantri Baliraja Shet-Panand Raste Yojana' allows 100 per cent mechanised construction, replacing earlier limitations under the MGNREGA framework where dependence on manual labour had slowed execution in several regions
08 December,2025 11:49 AM IST | Nagpur | mid-day online correspondentADVERTISEMENT
