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From highways to townships: the connections RKC builds
A closer look at the roads, bridges, tunnels and development works that bring RKC’s infrastructure capabilities together.
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From highways to townships: the connections RKC builds
A closer look at the roads, bridges, tunnels and development works that bring RKC’s infrastructure capabilities together.
A township starts with the infrastructure beneath it
Roads, drainage, crossings and retaining works: what RKC’s One Goa scope reveals about the foundations of a development.
A longer span. A different approach to bridge building.
RKC’s 102.6 m UHPFRC bridge at Phaltan offers a starting point for understanding how material choices can influence a structure.
New HAM concession agreement lets stuck highway projects change hands
MoRTH's revised model concession agreement for hybrid annuity projects adds a 'harmonious substitution' clause, a fixed delay compensation of 8% and local content rules.
NHAI and SSNNL agree a fast track for highway and canal crossings in Gujarat
A new MoU sets a time-bound approval process for National Highway, canal and pipeline crossings across Gujarat, with both agencies waiving each other's fees.
Madhya Pradesh approves 12 state roads under the hybrid annuity model
The state cabinet cleared 12 roads for HAM development and moved 22 more to the MP Road Development Corporation — including a six-lane Eastern Bhopal Bypass.
India's first eight-lane tunnel under a tiger reserve opens on the Delhi–Mumbai Expressway
The 4.9 km tunnel beneath the Mukundara Hills Tiger Reserve near Kota took about four and a half years, built to keep the forest's animal corridors intact above it.
The Mumbai–Pune Expressway Missing Link is open: twin tunnels and a valley-high bridge
MSRDC's 13.3 km bypass of the Khandala ghat opened on 1 May 2026, with an 8.92 km tunnel certified as the world's widest and a cable-stayed bridge 100 m above the valley.
MoRTH brings catastrophic-failure penalties into HAM bidding
A circular of 29 April 2026 extends EPC-style quality rules to HAM tenders: bidders linked to a bridge, tunnel or embankment failure in the last two years lose 30 marks or can be disqualified.