Bangalore: Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Oscar Fernandes on Wednesday said his ministry has decided to take up and fast track few expressway projects for the benefit of the industry.
“....we have to complete the projects that we were scheduled to finish.... The Mumbai-Vadodara ExÂpressway is going to be speeded up, the eastern & weÂstern peripheral expressways - we are going to take up, also Delhi-Jaipur exÂpressway,” he said after inaugurating EXCON 2013.
He said these expressways will provide enough growth opportunities for the industry. On the Bangalore Airport expressway he said, “It should be completed by January 26 next.”
EXCON 2013 - an exhibition on construction equipment and construction technology is being organised by Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in association with Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways and Karnataka Government.
Fernandes said: “Another area we are stepping in is electronic tolling. We have got the latest technology through a mobile you can pay your toll. It is under trial.
