The much awaited Eastern Expressway has opened to motorists in Mumbai. And just in time with rains playing havoc with traffic - the freeway promises a signal free ride for 14 kilometres. It is being called the longest flyover in Mumbai, also the second-longest in India. ...
07:25 PM, Jun 13, 2013
Mumbai: India's second longest flyover will be made open to the public in Mumbai on Thursday. Almost 17 kilometre long, it is dubbed as India's longest flyover in an urban area in Mumbai. The much-awaited Eastern Freeway being thrown open Thursday ahead of schedule, after angry citizens tired of braving potholed, congested roads, protested the delay in throwing it open. Officials were reportedly waiting for a VIP from the Centre...
08:20 AM, Jun 13, 2013
An Agra-based businessman was abducted and robbed of Rs 1.15 crore by three men in Noida. The abduction and robbery took place near Mahamaya flyover in Noida late on Tuesday night. ...
04:51 PM, Mar 13, 2013
A flyover in Kolkata collapsed on Sunday morning crushing a truck underneath and injuring three people. ...
08:24 AM, Mar 03, 2013
The Delhi Noida Direct Flyway (DND) has been made toll-free during peak hours till February 22. The Noida Police had on Friday asked the DND authorities to make the service toll-free in the morning and evening. ...
04:17 PM, Jan 26, 2013
Denying allegations made by the male friend of the Delhi braveheart in a television interview, Delhi Police on Saturday said there was no jurisdiction squabble as the sole witness of the case had claimed. ...
03:41 PM, Jan 05, 2013
Bangalore: The level-one flyover built by the Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) at the junction of Outer Ring Road (ORR) near Nayandahalli Junction, connecting ORR from Tumkur Road to Banashankari is all set to be inaugurated by this weekend. Earlier, commuters needed at least 15-20 minutes to cross the junction during peak hours. Hundreds of vehicles coming from Magadi Road, Tumkur Road, Peenya, Nagarbhavi, Yeshwantpur, Bangalore International Airport, etc, heading towards...
02:53 PM, Sep 19, 2012
Chennai: Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Wednesday announced that the Anna Arch at Arumbakkam, one of the landmarks of Chennai city, would not be removed for constructing a flyover and the location of the flyover would be shifted slightly so that the Arch would not be disturbed. The Anna Arch, constructed to mark the platinum jubilee of former Chief Minister C N Annadurai and unveiled by former Chief Minister M...
03:18 PM, Sep 06, 2012
Mumbai: In yet another push to bring a marked infrastructure development in improving the connectivity between the two cities " Mumbai and Pune, the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) has plans to construct around 15 flyovers on the old Mumbai-Pune Highway (NH-4) at an estimated cost of Rs 2,600 crore. The latest initiative was discussed at the recent MSRDC board meeting, which was held last month, and is to...
02:03 PM, Jul 02, 2012
Chennai: A day after an overspeeding MTC bus plunged into the service road off Anna Flyover, the Chennai City Traffic Police have arrested the bus driver on Thursday. Police said driver Prashant, of bus route 17M from Broadway to Vadapalani, was arrested under three sections of IPC. No case was registered against conductor Hemanth Kumar as he was not at fault, police said. Police also said that cyber crime sleuths...
12:33 PM, Jun 29, 2012
Chennai: At least 30 passengers were injured injured when a crowded bus fell of a flyover in Chennai on Wednesday afternoon. The accident happened on the Gemini flyover on arterial Anna Salai when the driver of the state-owned Metropolitan Transport Corporation bus was taking a blind turn. The incident occurred at around 1.40 PM when the bus driver on route No. 17M from Parrys to Vadapalani tried to take a...
03:12 PM, Jun 27, 2012
Mumbai: In chaos theory, the butterfly effect is used to describe how a small change at one place can result in large differences to a later state. The name of the effect is derived from the example of a hurricanes formation being contingent on whether or not a distant butterfly had flapped its wings several weeks before. The MMRDA seems to be firm believers in this theory. Soon after Thursday...
01:08 PM, Apr 14, 2012
Mumbai: The Shiv Sena has lashed out at the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) for criticising singers Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhosle who had opposed the Peddar Road flyover. The flyover planned 16 years ago to ease heavy traffic was put on the backburner after opposition from local residents and singers Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhosle. On Saturday, Mumbai guardian minister Jayant Patil hinted that the project could be scrapped and...
10:18 AM, Dec 08, 2011
BANGALORE: Here is good news for those who dread using Byappanahalli Railway level crossing to reach Maruthisevanagar and Banaswadi from Old Madras Road. If all goes well, lakhs of people who use this level crossing need not wait for the train to pass through to cross the road. The South Western Railway is taking up construction of a railway over bridge at Byappanahalli level crossing at an estimated cost of...
09:02 AM, Dec 08, 2011
Mumbai: Peddar Road flyover issue is fast emerging as a fresh flash point between the MNS chief Raj Thackeray and Shiv Sena executive president Uddhav Thackeray, with the latter accusing the former of indulging into politics of convenience. Launching a veiled attack on his political bete noire and Maharashtra Navnirmann Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray, Uddhav on Wednesday said, "All citizens are equal before the law. However, some people demanded...
09:46 PM, Dec 07, 2011
Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan on Tuesday said that no decision had been taken on scrapping the Peddar Road flyover in Mumbai. "No decision has been taken on scrapping the Peddar Road flyover. Public Hearing is on," Chavan told a delegation of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) leaders. The delegation comprised party legislators and office-bearers, who demanded that the Peddar Road flyover should be on track. The meeting took place...
01:55 PM, Dec 06, 2011
BANGALORE: Veerannapalya Circle was probably one of the most congested areas in the city. A few years ago the roads in the locality were extremely narrow and incapable of handling the heavy vehicular movement it was seeing. However, this problem may see a solution with the construction of two flyovers adjacent to each other. The commuters are thrilled with the news as they feel that not only will the construction...
08:43 AM, Nov 02, 2011
The Delhi Police term it as just a coincidence. ...
01:52 AM, Mar 18, 2009
A motorcyclist lost his life on Dwarka's flyover on Monday. ...
03:38 PM, Mar 16, 2009
Delhi Metro has denied allegations of negligence on their part. ...
06:07 PM, Nov 20, 2008
