Ahmedabad: The Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation (GSRTC) has introduced new AC seater bus services from Ahmedabad to the pilgrimage destinations of Ujjain and Shirdi, providing passengers with additional direct travel options. The services have been operational since last week. The Ahmedabad–Ujjain bus departs daily from Gitamandir at 7:00 PM, travelling via Godhra, Dahod and Indore before reaching Ujjain. The fare from Ahmedabad to Ujjain is around ₹1,181. The return service departs...Read More

Gandhinagar: Gujarat government has allocated a total of Rs. 692 crore, including Rs. 363 crore for Kutch district to widen key highways from 7 metres to 10 metres and Rs. 229 crore for Banaskantha district to convert 10-metre-wide roads into four-lane roads. Accordingly, under the High-Speed Corridor, works worth Rs. 363 crore have been approved to widen three roads in Kutch district—Pandhro-Narayan Sarovar Road, Lakhpat-Narayan Sarovar Road and Dayapar-Subhashpar-Pandhro Road—from 7 met...Read More

Vadodara: A city-based EV charging infrastructure company, ChargeZone, has secured long-term energy contracts worth more than $1 billion (around Rs 10,500 crore) across intercity electric buses, trucks and commercial car fleets, providing the company with demand visibility for its next phase of network expansion. The company plans to install 1,000 new supercharging stations along key national highway corridors. The contracted fleets are expected to support more than 15,000 electric vehicles (EVs...Read More

Vadodara: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate and lay the foundation stones for National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) projects worth ₹1,840.55 crore during his Gujarat visit on September 8. The projects include major infrastructure works on key highway stretches in south Gujarat, aimed at improving connectivity and easing traffic movement. Among the major projects is the construction of structures, including major bridges over the Tapi and Narmada rivers, on the Vadoda...Read More

Kutch: The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has issued a notification to acquire 94.482 hectares of land in Kutch for the widening and improvement of NH-27 between Samakhiyali and Maliya. The land falls along the 33-kilometre Samakhiyali–Shikarpur stretch of NH-27. The proposed work includes widening the highway to six to eight lanes, along with related maintenance and operational works. The notification, issued on August 31, 2026, covers land in several villages of Bhachau taluka...Read More

Dahod: Around 55-kilometre-long stretch of the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway in Gujarat, connecting Limkheda to Godhra, has been unofficially opened for vehicular movement, providing a direct entry point for commuters travelling across Gujarat. The section of the greenfield expressway corridor is currently witnessing active traffic flow, even as minor civil works and security installations are being completed. The newly opened section, stretching from the Hathidara village interchange in Limkheda t...Read More

New Delhi: Most packages of the 432-km Vadodara–Mumbai section of the Delhi–Mumbai Expressway have already been completed and opened to traffic, while construction continues on the remaining stretches. According to Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari, seven of the 18 packages have achieved 100% physical progress and are operational. However, work on some key packages has been delayed due to poor contractor performance, contract terminations, and quality-related issu...Read More

Ahmedabad: Heavy rainfall continued to wreak havoc across Gujarat on Friday, forcing the closure of a key stretch of the Ahmedabad-Rajkot National Highway near Bavla after rainwater inundated the road. The highway has been shut between Bagodara and Sanathal as water levels rose, disrupting traffic on one of the state's busiest road corridors. In view of the situation, authorities have temporarily closed the highway and announced diversions of traffic via the Dholera Expressway. Ahmedabad Rura...Read More

Ahmedabad: Traffic movement on a stretch of the Vadodara–Mumbai Expressway and National Highway-48 (NH-48) in south Gujarat has been temporarily suspended following heavy rainfall and flooding, authorities said on Thursday. According to the traffic advisory, vehicular movement between ENA and Kharel on the Vadodara–Mumbai Expressway has been halted after the Ambika River's water level rose to the bridge bearing level. The suspension has been imposed as a precautionary measure to ensure th...Read More