India's New Highways [Archive]

centralized pandemonium

September 25th, 2005, 09:23 PM

Here is a map of the Indian highways

http://www.mapsofindia.com/maps/india/india-map-national-highway.jpg

http://www.shivalikprismo.com/PICT2234.JPG

http://www.shivalikprismo.com/PICT2241.JPG

http://www.shivalikprismo.com/PICT2301.JPG

http://www.vinayakaroadmarking.com/Large%20pics/AVEXPWAY%20Curve.jpg

http://img206.echo.cx/img206/5818/ahmedabadvadodaraxwykerim6wg.jpg

http://www.amitkulkarni.info/pics/expressway/expressway-photographs/expressway_malavi_bridge_3.JPG

http://www.amitkulkarni.info/pics/expressway/expressway-photographs/hill_bg.jpg

http://www.amitkulkarni.info/pics/expressway/expressway-photographs/curve.jpg

http://www.amitkulkarni.info/pics/expressway/expressway-photographs/expressway_malavi_bridge_2.JPG

http://www.amitkulkarni.info/pics/expressway/expressway-photographs/transfer_expressway_5.jpg

http://www.amitkulkarni.info/pics/expressway/expressway-photographs/transfer_expressway_scene.jpg

http://www.amitkulkarni.info/pics/expressway/expressway-photographs/transfer_expressway_tunnel_2.jpg

http://www.amitkulkarni.info/pics/expressway/expressway-photographs/transfer_expressway_tunnel_3.jpg

http://www.it.iitb.ac.in/~shantanu/gallery/albums/expressway/DSC00035.jpg

http://www.it.iitb.ac.in/~shantanu/gallery/albums/expressway/DSC00033.jpg

http://www.it.iitb.ac.in/~shantanu/gallery/albums/expressway/DSC00034.jpg

http://www.it.iitb.ac.in/~shantanu/gallery/albums/expressway/DSC00038.jpg

http://www.it.iitb.ac.in/~shantanu/gallery/albums/expressway/DSC00037.jpg

http://www.it.iitb.ac.in/~shantanu/gallery/albums/expressway/DSC00040.jpg

http://www.it.iitb.ac.in/~shantanu/gallery/albums/expressway/DSC00041.jpg

http://www.it.iitb.ac.in/~shantanu/gallery/albums/expressway/DSC00047.jpg

http://www.it.iitb.ac.in/~shantanu/gallery/albums/expressway/DSC00058.jpg

http://www.it.iitb.ac.in/~shantanu/gallery/albums/expressway/DSC00081.jpg

http://www.it.iitb.ac.in/~shantanu/gallery/albums/expressway/DSC00091.jpg

http://amitkulkarni.info/pics/expressway/expressway-photographs/merc_22.JPG

All credits to the original photographers of the photos I post(ed).

centralized pandemonium

September 25th, 2005, 09:24 PM

http://www.nhai.org/HighWays/Karur_Bypass.jpg

http://www.nhai.org/HighWays/Mumbai_Pune_Expressway02.jpg

http://www.nhai.org/HighWays/ROB_Gandhidham_Samkhiyali.jpg

http://www.shivalikprismo.com/PICT2241.JPG

http://www.vinayakaroadmarking.com/Large%20pics/ahemadabad%20mehsana%201.jpg

http://www.vinayakaroadmarking.com/Large%20pics/AHMED2.jpg

http://bitsaa.org/albums/pilanidays/DelhiPilaniHighway_001.jpg

[img]http://www.ananth.org/

centralized pandemonium

September 25th, 2005, 09:26 PM

Delhi-Noida Expressway

http://images.fotopic.net/?id=2407751&outx=600&oq=0&original=1&noresize=1&nostamp=1

http://images.fotopic.net/?id=2406810&outx=600&oq=0&original=1&noresize=1&nostamp=1

http://images.fotopic.net/?id=2406811&outx=600&oq=0&original=1&noresize=1&nostamp=1

http://images.fotopic.net/?id=2406812&outx=600&oq=0&original=1&noresize=1&nostamp=1

http://images.fotopic.net/?id=2410902&outx=600&oq=0&original=1&noresize=1&nostamp=1

http://images.fotopic.net/?id=2410901&outx=600&oq=0&original=1&noresize=1&nostamp=1

http://images.fotopic.net/?id=2410909&outx=600&oq=0&original=1&noresize=1&nostamp=1

The following pics were taken by Kshatriya

http://img67.photobucket.com/albums/v203/thegorelord/new%20delhi/AA022_copy.gif

http://img67.photobucket.com/albums/v203/thegorelord/new%20delhi/AA023_copy.gif

http://img67.photobucket.com/albums/v203/thegorelord/new%20delhi/AA024_copy.gif

[img]http://images.buzznet.c

centralized pandemonium

September 25th, 2005, 09:29 PM

SOME SCENIC INDIAN HIGHWAYS

http://tinypic.com/4vifx1

http://img192.exs.cx/img192/1615/krishnagirisand0jd.jpg

http://img209.echo.cx/img209/1169/nh73frombangalore2du.jpg

http://img209.echo.cx/img209/2227/nh72frombangalore7zc.jpg

http://img24.echo.cx/img24/6797/rajasthanhighway23fd.jpg

http://img40.echo.cx/img40/9716/nh7blr211mj.jpg

sbarn

September 25th, 2005, 10:00 PM

Great pix... some nice highways being built over there.

HOly shisse though, is that a giant dude sitting in that tunnel?? :eek:

http://img279.echo.cx/img279/766/165824251xxvsyxfs1zo.jpg

centralized pandemonium

September 25th, 2005, 10:06 PM

^^^ Giant dude, where , can't see him :dunno:.

Bertez

September 25th, 2005, 10:18 PM

Nice pics. BTW, what is the normal speed limit on the highways

centralized pandemonium

September 25th, 2005, 10:49 PM

^^ Usually on most highways its 80 kmph. But most people drive at minimum 100kmph. We were going at 120 on some of those roads.

LtBk

September 25th, 2005, 10:52 PM

I'm suprised India has a large freeway network.

Bertez

September 26th, 2005, 01:06 AM

HariR, thanks for the info.

sbarn

September 26th, 2005, 02:24 AM

^^^ Giant dude, where , can't see him :dunno:.

Look at the reflection...

http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/5459/00change2qy.jpg

Effer

September 26th, 2005, 02:27 AM

Another sign how India is becoming more modern. :)

centralized pandemonium

September 26th, 2005, 03:52 AM

One of my fav pics

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y152/chimmalgi/PDR_153.jpg

centralized pandemonium

September 26th, 2005, 04:04 AM

I'm suprised India has a large freeway network.

Well they are not exactly freeway, but just highways, they are not access controlled, but the surface quality is as good as any WESTERN highway. During my recent trip to India, it was really a fun to travel on those.

Some news on it

Big highway push in works (http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=76100)

Rs 4,500 crore = $ 1 billion US.

They were planning to spend some $20 billion or so. Altho like some other developing countires, India's development is not trumpeted.

Maroon Grown

September 26th, 2005, 04:21 AM

where are all the cars?

spyguy

September 26th, 2005, 04:30 AM

Trust me, after you get out of the cities, highways like these are a welcome change.

Jai

September 26th, 2005, 04:40 AM

How are the signage on these roads? Are they all in English + regional language? Surely Hindi language signs wouldn't be labeling highways in the South and East, right?

centralized pandemonium

September 26th, 2005, 04:41 AM

How are the signage on these roads? Are they all in English + regional language? Surely Hindi language signs wouldn't be labeling highways in the South and East, right?

Yea, they are English + regional language.

FM 2258

September 26th, 2005, 05:00 AM

Interesting pictures.

centralized pandemonium

September 26th, 2005, 05:07 AM

where are all the cars?

No clue, I don't think the idea of long distance car travel has caught up in the country. The highways are primarily used by the lorry drivers.

centralized pandemonium

September 26th, 2005, 05:19 PM

http://img193.echo.cx/img193/5605/253712732bezcwxph1fa.jpg

http://img69.echo.cx/img69/9828/253716106jsgtsnph4gb.jpg

http://img55.echo.cx/img55/2802/253716820lfkxqmph0iv.jpg

http://img96.echo.cx/img96/1776/253719996xjefvtph0su.jpg

http://img88.exs.cx/img88/9472/nh1indias6tb.jpg

khoojyh

September 26th, 2005, 08:50 PM

Indian highway need any payment when using?

gronier

September 26th, 2005, 09:29 PM

What a crappy highway!!

http://www.amitkulkarni.info/pics/expressway/expressway-photographs/expressway_malavi_bridge_2.JPG

centralized pandemonium

September 26th, 2005, 09:31 PM

Indian highway need any payment when using?

Yea I think all of the new sections are tolled.

Toll plaza

Pic by sudipta_rc

http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/8202/detoll7vx.jpg

Indicating it is a toll road

http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/3216/f3e1ec844xl.jpg

Toll plazas

http://images.fotopic.net/?id=2406812&outx=600&oq=0&original=1&noresize=1&nostamp=1

http://www.it.iitb.ac.in/~shantanu/gallery/albums/expressway/DSC00037.jpg

centralized pandemonium

September 26th, 2005, 09:32 PM

What a crappy highway!!

http://www.amitkulkarni.info/pics/expressway/expressway-photographs/expressway_malavi_bridge_2.JPG

That is during the monsoon season. Water on the road, that's why it looks bad. Same highway, during the dry season

http://img75.exs.cx/img75/2384/punexway0od.jpg

http://img243.echo.cx/img243/3709/255647850cyonyofs0ms.jpg.

Still it was India's first expressway, and I wouldn't say its the best in India, altho its certainly not crappy.

gronier

September 26th, 2005, 09:43 PM

That is during the monsoon season. Water on the road, that's why it looks bad. Same highway, during the dry season

Still it was India's first expressway, and I wouldn't say its the best in India, altho its certainly not crappy.

All right, thank you for the information. BTW: Great Highways!!

Jai

September 26th, 2005, 09:53 PM

The monsoons are heavy when they fall, but the heat evaporates the water rather quickly, giving those blotchy puddles on the highway

centralized pandemonium

September 26th, 2005, 09:55 PM

^^^ That's a better explanation I think.

gronier

September 26th, 2005, 10:12 PM

^^^ That's a better explanation I think.

And does the monsoon's heavy rains have any impact in the pavement??? How is the maintenance of this highways??

Effer

September 26th, 2005, 10:54 PM

^^ There fairly new ,so the maintenance should be pretty good.

rzj2000

September 27th, 2005, 07:06 PM

in china these roads all are not highway!!!only is village road~~~~

rzj2000

September 27th, 2005, 07:07 PM

all chinese roads are better than them!

juan_en_el_valle

September 27th, 2005, 07:41 PM

YelloPerilo

September 27th, 2005, 08:14 PM

all chinese roads are better than them!

Ther is no reason to brag and to ridicule others, even if you are better. The roads are maybe better in China, but the driving skills (is there any?) are one of the worst in the world. Everytime I take a bus or a taxi, I am more than reliefed to get off again. :bash:

centralized pandemonium

September 27th, 2005, 08:45 PM

centralized pandemonium

September 27th, 2005, 08:49 PM

AND KEEP CHINA OUT OF THIS.

Nobody talks of US or German highways in the Chinese thread. Why do you want to talk about China in this. I think there is another thread for your tom tomming.

centralized pandemonium

September 27th, 2005, 08:56 PM

To bring the thread back on track.

http://img231.echo.cx/img231/2496/296971668wsujczfs5ca.jpg

http://img209.echo.cx/img209/7654/351666239pveomzfs0bh.jpg

http://photos3.flickr.com/3612482_abf00c01c6_b.jpg

http://img142.echo.cx/img142/48/f4de01b9jpgorig7ot.jpg

http://img75.imageshack.us/img75/2913/nh8newtanmay9po.jpg

cncity

September 27th, 2005, 09:10 PM

Generally speaking, the Indian national highways equal to countryside road level (non-highway) in the US or China, much inferior to the countryside roads in Germany or France. I hardly saw any so-called highways in India when I traveled there. Another intersting thing is their autos are so bad.......

most of these highways are new 1-4 yrs old...so u probably didnt see these when u went to india...infact the construction in some parts is still going on..including a lot of new expressways...im sure the next time u visit india and take a ride on these highways, it'l be a better experience.

P.S the use of cars for long distance is still minimal in india compared to US or european countries, most indian people prefer the railways/buses and more recently the planes with the introduction of about a dozen new airlines in India.

centralized pandemonium

September 27th, 2005, 10:44 PM

In one of the other threads, I was bitching abt google earth, it does have some useful uses.

http://img399.imageshack.us/img399/1231/bangalore9gogle7er.jpg

http://img393.imageshack.us/img393/4058/hyderabad6google8pi.jpg

http://img367.imageshack.us/img367/3545/delhi2google1kb.jpg

http://img367.imageshack.us/img367/8458/delhi3google0iz.jpg

gronier

September 28th, 2005, 01:45 AM

Generally speaking, the Indian national highways equal to countryside road level (non-highway) in the US or China, much inferior to the countryside roads in Germany or France. I hardly saw any so-called highways in India when I traveled there. Another intersting thing is their autos are so bad.......

What are you talking about???? The highways shown here are much better than american interstates, they are crap!! It's really a shame for the most powerful country in the world to have overall the crappiest highway system of any developed country. (I am american, but I think that the biggest problem of the US is it's old fashioned transport network, and I think that in this topic we have a lot to learn from Western European countries)

centralized pandemonium

September 28th, 2005, 04:19 AM

http://img205.exs.cx/img205/9636/hooghlypanokolkata32ek.jpg

http://img236.exs.cx/img236/2254/hebbalinterchange2qv.jpg

http://img132.exs.cx/img132/489/benniganahalliorrflyover7qc.jpg

During a flood

http://img182.imageshack.us/img182/525/531834650ky.jpg

Well not highways, but I like this pic, altho I think its pretty old.

http://img185.echo.cx/img185/3513/finaltrain1bl.jpg

Jai

September 28th, 2005, 06:07 AM

Nobody talks of US or German highways in the Chinese thread. Why do you want to talk about China in this. I think there is another thread for your tom tomming.Some people's sense of nationalism is wrapped around an inferiority complex. I really wish they'd realize the disservice they are doing to their countrymen.

centralized pandemonium

September 28th, 2005, 05:21 PM

http://img394.imageshack.us/img394/1161/bangalore20google9wp.jpg

http://img355.imageshack.us/img355/9790/bangalore21google1ja.jpg

http://img282.imageshack.us/img282/4935/bangalore24google7uc.jpg

http://img198.imageshack.us/img198/2198/bangalore28google5sn.jpg

http://img367.imageshack.us/img367/5263/delhi1google3cp.jpg

ALL the google earth shots posted here were originally posted by other members in the Indian section.

centralized pandemonium

September 29th, 2005, 08:01 PM

http://img314.imageshack.us/img314/9148/nmumbaigoogle119tw.jpg

http://img314.imageshack.us/img314/1245/nmumbaigoogle93sz.jpg

http://img362.imageshack.us/img362/4862/delhi6google3bp.jpg

http://img362.imageshack.us/img362/8344/delhi7google2qc.jpg

http://img362.imageshack.us/img362/2536/delhi5google3ar.jpg

http://img358.imageshack.us/img358/6683/delhi8google7sp.jpg

KIWIKAAS

September 29th, 2005, 08:38 PM

most of these highways are new 1-4 yrs old...so u probably didnt see these when u went to india...infact the construction in some parts is still going on..including a lot of new expressways...im sure the next time u visit india and take a ride on these highways, it'l be a better experience.

P.S the use of cars for long distance is still minimal in india compared to US or european countries, most indian people prefer the railways/buses and more recently the planes with the introduction of about a dozen new airlines in India.

Not wanting be a troll here, but come on.
''most indian people prefer the railways/buses''. They ''prefer'' it because they dont have a car.''and more recently the planes with the introduction of about a dozen new airlines in India''. The air traffic levels in India are tiny when considering the population.
I can see from this tread that India is expanding its road infrastructure, but from what I have seen the quality of the highways is nothing special ( I can see a number of 4 lane highways with pedestrians and bicyclists on them and the proper motorways hardly have any traffic). No offence but the images shown are more akin to post ''óil peak''times when images like this will probably be the same in developed countries ie: empty motorways with pedestrians and cyclists.
All the same its good to see India developing. China embarked on its new course 25 years ago. Japan became the worlds second largest economy from total ruin. We could see India rocketing off too in the near future.

centralized pandemonium

September 29th, 2005, 09:08 PM

Not wanting be a troll here, but come on.
''most indian people prefer the railways/buses''. They ''prefer'' it because they dont have a car.''and more recently the planes with the introduction of about a dozen new airlines in India''. The air traffic levels in India are tiny when considering the population.

What you is only partly true. They prefer trains or more recently planes coz till the last few years, Indian highways were horrible. Most of the traffic was of the truckers. Now only have the highways improved. Believe me, I have been on them, and a sustained speed of 80-100/110kmph is possible.

The public prefers the planes/railways not because they don't have a car, no not that. India has one of the largest markets in the world. Last year, it touched the million mark in yearly sales. And India is the second largest market for motorcycles in the world. But the thing is these cars/mobikes are used more in the city. There are a number of reasons why long distance car travelling is not that populor. Earlier we had bad roads and bad cars. Then we had good cars and bad roads. Now only we have good cars and good roads. So it is bound to catch up. But then again there is a hitch.The introduction of the LCCs.

The air traffic levels are tiny, coz all these days with govt controls and all, air travel was VERRRRRRRY costly.Only the very elite used to travel. Now it has become cheap with so many LCCs. You can get a Delhi-Bombay ticket for Rs 99, that is around US$ 2.3 or so. That's cheap!!!! There is a flight every 30 min between the two between 6 AM and 11PM.If the air travel is so cheap, why would they use the highway.

This is the airlines order list (http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=259009). You can see so many airplanes are ordered. The aviation boom has just started. Its going to grow like hell. Tho the annual traffic is just 60million, its growing at around 25% a year. Its the hottest sector right now in India.

KIWIKAAS

September 29th, 2005, 09:32 PM

firmanhadi

September 30th, 2005, 04:13 AM

... You can get a Delhi-Bombay ticket for Rs 99, that is around US$ 2.3 or so. That's cheap!!!! Damn! Two bucks? Are you sure? Do these companies have enough revenue to maintain their fleets?

spyguy

September 30th, 2005, 04:16 AM

Yes, $2-10.

centralized pandemonium

September 30th, 2005, 04:19 AM

Damn! Two bucks? Are you sure? Do these companies have enough revenue to maintain their fleets?

Well certainly not all the seats are for 2-10 bucks. There are like prolly 10-15 seats on each plane. The earlier you book, the cheaper it is.

cncity

September 30th, 2005, 10:04 PM

I am not doubting that the trend is there (larger middle and upper class) in India. I also dont cancel out the possibility of India becoming a very major economy in the future. I can also understand your explanation of the old road situation in India and govt control of airlines.

However I found the statements made by cncity to be totally rediculous. Despite the enormous middle class growth in India most of the population simply can not afford any other transport medium than public transport. That isnt necessarily a bad thing as the world will be going through some enormous changes in the coming years which will put countries who are less car dependent in a very favourable economic possition to grow. I have serious questions as to many of these new expressways/motorways will ever be full of traffic as long as transport is oil dependant.
But if these photos show anything is that India is on the move and I will watch with interest.

Its not true that most of india's population cant afford cars, yes they can..and they are buying cars in huge numbers..not just the well-settled individuals, but even 21-yr old teenagers are buying. But there is a difference between Indian people and western people...not every1 likes to go out on adventurous road-trips even in their fancy cars..and the Indian railways, even though in a bad condition is very well connected through out the country..and thats the main reason, people prefer railways, its convenient than driving long distance with their big families.

centralized pandemonium

October 1st, 2005, 12:38 AM

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centralized pandemonium

October 1st, 2005, 01:54 AM

Self edited. Was trying to be "Chanakian" :runaway: .

KIWIKAAS

October 1st, 2005, 02:07 AM

Its not true that most of india's population cant afford cars, yes they can..and they are buying cars in huge numbers..not just the well-settled individuals, but even 21-yr old teenagers are buying. But there is a difference between Indian people and western people...not every1 likes to go out on adventurous road-trips even in their fancy cars..and the Indian railways, even though in a bad condition is very well connected through out the country..and thats the main reason, people prefer railways, its convenient than driving long distance with their big families.

Ok cncity. I suppose Indians also choose for no internet access too?. 18.5 million connections in 2003 (17 per 1000 people. 118th of 165 nations).
Its ok. I can see that India is starting to take off and its good to be proud of this. But please dont post this rubbish.

Effer

October 1st, 2005, 02:11 AM

nitin shekhar

October 1st, 2005, 04:43 AM

cncity

October 1st, 2005, 04:50 AM

The roads in India are really good now..atleast the Mumbai - Pune expressway ..i dont see any big difference between driving on 401 in toronto and the expressway between Mumbai and Pune... except for the number of lanes.. otherwise u can catch speed of upto 160km/hr and more easily on the expressway.

desiguy8179

October 1st, 2005, 05:09 AM

nitin shekhar

October 1st, 2005, 05:14 AM

Ok cncity. I suppose Indians also choose for no internet access too?. 18.5 million connections in 2003 (17 per 1000 people. 118th of 165 nations).
Its ok. I can see that India is starting to take off and its good to be proud of this. But please dont post this rubbish.

In some sense, it's quite true. indians don't have consumer mindset. Poorer countries than India has more "anything" per 1000 people. Just check WB report. More internet connection is not a sign of "richness". China has highest phone density in world. Does that mean chinese are richest. But Things are changing in India. Atleast consumer mindset is definetly changing. 10 years from now, you will not believe that India was so much behind in 2005.

nitin shekhar

October 1st, 2005, 05:15 AM

KIWIKAAS

October 1st, 2005, 05:45 AM

In some sense, it's quite true. indians don't have consumer mindset. Poorer countries than India has more "anything" per 1000 people. Just check WB report. More internet connection is not a sign of "richness". China has highest phone density in world. Does that mean chinese are richest. But Things are changing in India. Atleast consumer mindset is definetly changing. 10 years from now, you will not believe that India was so much behind in 2005.

China is 82nd in telephones per capita and 79th for mobile phones per capita.(India 125th & 136th repsectively)
What's your point?
And yes... I am interested in India's growth. I'm just not interested in these crap posts.

Gilgamesh

October 1st, 2005, 11:44 AM

Let's not destroy the thread people :bash:

nice pix!

cncity

October 1st, 2005, 12:45 PM

well u cant compare 401 to any highway in india,one problem with indian highways is its open to all bullock carts,cycles,scooters,cars plus you have these annoying traffic lights on highways that break ur journey too often..so it takes along time to travel between cities there

The mumbai pune expressway is not a regular highway, Only 4-wheelers + r allowed there.
No cycles, scooters,bullock-carts are allowed on the expressway.
The only 1 time a 2-wheeler was allowed was when 1 guy from Mumbai had bought a sports-bike Suzuki Hayabusa and wanted to test its speed, and the only road wher u can do it was the expressway. So he had to take a special permission to ride the bike from the authorities. He completed the 95-km distance in 20 mins.

Btw gr8 pics HariR.

centralized pandemonium

October 1st, 2005, 06:41 PM

No traffic, but at night, these roads would have quite a bit of traffic.

http://tinypic.com/al3ms6.jpg

http://img91.imageshack.us/img91/8053/rajasthan4ly.jpg

http://img295.imageshack.us/img295/6180/ahmedbadtomountabu7xh.jpg

http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/1710/barodapune12lv.jpg

http://img384.imageshack.us/img384/7537/nh2westbengal24gg.jpg

desiguy8179

October 1st, 2005, 07:02 PM

i never seen empty roads in india that too main highways, was there curfew at the time!

Jai

October 1st, 2005, 07:06 PM

Some more recent pics of the Bombay-Pune Expressway. One of them taken in about the same position as one of the previous pics posted by HariR

Please note the existance (*gasp*) cars :|

http://img320.imageshack.us/img320/7708/17rk1.jpg

http://img320.imageshack.us/img320/5084/20xd.jpg

http://img320.imageshack.us/img320/931/32vt1.jpg

http://img320.imageshack.us/img320/1291/40ou.jpg

http://img320.imageshack.us/img320/1813/50fq.jpg

centralized pandemonium

October 1st, 2005, 07:09 PM

:nuts:

http://img320.imageshack.us/img320/931/32vt1.jpg

Jai

October 1st, 2005, 07:14 PM

i never seen empty roads in india that too main highways, was there curfew at the time!
Obviously these people whining about lack of cars have never driven on an interstate in rural America between major cities.

Detractors, please. Try unwrapping your mind from inane misconceptions. These highways photographed are all inter-state roads, mainly used by car travellers and short-hop lorries (i.e. small pup semis.)

The very developed railway infrastructure means allows vast majority of travellers to use rail transport to get from one city to the next, very cheaply. Much more so than driving. It is similarly much cheaper to transport product via freight rail.

The roads of the cities are incredibly congested with car traffic, and the existance of mass transit means not many city dwellers bother with the expense of owning a car. They use public transportation within their city, and without, when going from one city to the next.

Obviously as consumerism gradually takes hold, you'll see a lot more cars on the street. However, because of the traffic already there, most Indians with the expendible income would rather spend it on other goods or services.

This is what a previous poster meant about priorities. Not a terribly hard concept to grasp, I would think. Yet some people here refuse to accept the fact.

-Jai

desiguy8179

October 1st, 2005, 07:47 PM

that was my attempt at humour ,why ar u upset at this .....was supposed to be a compliment and i know enough about mera bharat mahan!

spyguy

October 1st, 2005, 07:54 PM

The Mumbai-Pune highway is one of the best I've seen. They just need better restaurants on the side :)

Jai

October 1st, 2005, 08:10 PM

that was my attempt at humour ,why ar u upset at this .....was supposed to be a compliment and i know enough about mera bharat mahan!
Sorry, I'm not referring to you and my apologies if it seemed that way. But at some other people in the thread who had initially made those claims and then pooh poohed the explanations given by Indian forumers.

cncity

October 1st, 2005, 08:32 PM

The Mumbai-Pune highway is one of the best I've seen. They just need better restaurants on the side :)

they do have a few restaurants on both sides just after abt 25 km from leaving mumbai, there probably is a mcdonalds and some other indian restaurants. i guess 1 stop is enuff for a 95-km road.
There was even a helicopter service which was used earlier for accidents that take place on the expressway, but now has been discontinued. However now there is 1 bus, which is fully medical-equipped with most of the modern hi-tech medical equipments. and yes there are telephone services every 2 km on the road to contact the customer service incase of accidents of any other incidents. ( and they work as well ).

magestom

October 1st, 2005, 09:09 PM

My pics of Bangalore area

http://tinypic.com/e6wpe1.jpg
http://tinypic.com/e6wpif.jpg
http://tinypic.com/e6wpjn.jpg
http://tinypic.com/e6wple.jpg
http://tinypic.com/e6wpp1.jpg
http://tinypic.com/e6wpqe.jpg
http://tinypic.com/e6wprs.jpg
http://tinypic.com/e6wpso.jpg

spyguy

October 1st, 2005, 09:38 PM

they do have a few restaurants on both sides just after abt 25 km from leaving mumbai, there probably is a mcdonalds and some other indian restaurants. i guess 1 stop is enuff for a 95-km road.
There was even a helicopter service which was used earlier for accidents that take place on the expressway, but now has been discontinued. However now there is 1 bus, which is fully medical-equipped with most of the modern hi-tech medical equipments. and yes there are telephone services every 2 km on the road to contact the customer service incase of accidents of any other incidents. ( and they work as well ).

Yes, there's a McDonald's on the Mumbai side and then there's some stuff on the Pune side, but in the middle it is kind of empty. Also very decieving since you see modern glass buildings that have restaurants but on closer inspection the food is questionable.

centralized pandemonium

October 2nd, 2005, 01:29 AM

they do have a few restaurants on both sides just after abt 25 km from leaving mumbai, there probably is a mcdonalds and some other indian restaurants. i guess 1 stop is enuff for a 95-km road.
There was even a helicopter service which was used earlier for accidents that take place on the expressway, but now has been discontinued. However now there is 1 bus, which is fully medical-equipped with most of the modern hi-tech medical equipments. and yes there are telephone services every 2 km on the road to contact the customer service incase of accidents of any other incidents. ( and they work as well ).

Actually the services you mentioned( the medical bus, telephones etc), are a part of all the new highways I think. I was travelling on the ECR this summer, there was an accident, the bus came in minutes. Was really quick.

Jai

October 2nd, 2005, 04:42 AM

Gosh, I really must try to phrase who I'm addressing better. Everyone's mistaking who I'm talking about.
No inferiority complex at work here. I wanted to showcase Indian highways to the world and I did not want any commies coming and trying to ruin a perfect thread. My statement was a sure shot way to keep the trolls out of this thread. I don't give a rat's ass abt other country's roads or airports or whatever.I JUST CARE ABT INDIA. When we give people a false sense of superiority, its good. They underestimate us, and that works to our favour, coz we know what's going on in the country, we know we are getting prepared for the battle.They have a chance to know, but their superiority complex comes in the way of seeing things in the right perspective.

AND I KNOW THESE ROADS ARE AS GOOD AS ANY OTHER ROADS IN THE WESTERN WORLD. On my trip to Europe, on the roads, prolly except the fact that European highways have 6-8 lanes, and they drive the other way,the highways over there looked and felt just like when I was in India on these roads.
Sorry, my 'inferiority complex' crack was aimed at the Chinese drones who randomly pop up in every Indian thread and indulge in shrill, baseless sloganeering. This has happened in every single Indian thread in this subforum, with different people each time.

The only thing more hysterical than their raving is the way they fall over themselves trying to 'save face' whenever their preconceptions are dashed in a thread. The people's sense of nationalism and pride is so fragile that even when their self-convinced prejudices are exposed for what they are, they take it as personal insult :lol:

You see the same goings on in every Indian city thread in the photo forum, for instance. But, we should let the subject drop, lest more noses are tweaked. I just wanted to clarify to whom and what I was saying before.

-Jai

centralized pandemonium

October 2nd, 2005, 04:59 AM

Ooops, sorry, my bad. I will edit my comment.But I did think it was a good "chanakian" niti :D.

magestom

October 2nd, 2005, 06:59 AM

Amdebad-Vadora Exressway. I hope that this is all new.
This is a whole ride on it
http://apnahub.com/gallery/albums/Vikas/india2004/expressway/eway001.jpg
http://apnahub.com/gallery/albums/Vikas/india2004/expressway/eway002.jpg
http://apnahub.com/gallery/albums/Vikas/india2004/expressway/eway003.jpg
http://apnahub.com/gallery/albums/Vikas/india2004/expressway/eway004.jpg
http://apnahub.com/gallery/albums/Vikas/india2004/expressway/eway005.jpg
http://apnahub.com/gallery/albums/Vikas/india2004/expressway/eway006.jpg
http://apnahub.com/gallery/albums/Vikas/india2004/expressway/eway007.jpg
http://apnahub.com/gallery/albums/Vikas/india2004/expressway/eway008.jpg
http://apnahub.com/gallery/albums/Vikas/india2004/expressway/eway009.jpg
http://apnahub.com/gallery/albums/Vikas/india2004/expressway/eway011.jpg
http://apnahub.com/gallery/albums/Vikas/india2004/expressway/eway012.jpg
http://apnahub.com/gallery/albums/Vikas/india2004/expressway/eway013.jpg
http://apnahub.com/gallery/albums/Vikas/india2004/expressway/eway014.jpg
http://apnahub.com/gallery/albums/Vikas/india2004/expressway/eway015.jpg
http://apnahub.com/gallery/albums/Vikas/india2004/expressway/eway016.jpg
http://apnahub.com/gallery/albums/Vikas/india2004/expressway/eway017.jpg
http://apnahub.com/gallery/albums/Vikas/india2004/expressway/eway018.jpg
http://apnahub.com/gallery/albums/Vikas/india2004/expressway/eway019.jpg
http://apnahub.com/gallery/albums/Vikas/india2004/expressway/eway020.jpg
http://img367.imageshack.us/img367/1580/ahmedabadvadodaraexpressway3sm.jpg

magestom

October 2nd, 2005, 07:00 AM

Noida - Greater Noida Expressway
http://tinypic.com/al3ms6.jpg

magestom

October 2nd, 2005, 07:09 AM

New Durgapur Expressway pics (it is being built) by Kolkata. There will be flyovers at intersections. Pics by sudipta_rc

at an intersection near dankuni
http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/7646/de11cx.jpg
dankuni intersection
http://img252.imageshack.us/img252/6295/de22jc.jpg
toll plaza near dankuni - not yet active
http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/8202/detoll7vx.jpg
trucks usually stick to the left lane
http://img252.imageshack.us/img252/8701/de2a5ao.jpg
on this stretch it has service rd on either side
http://img252.imageshack.us/img252/9392/de2b1lk.jpg
lanes merge from service rd into the highway -
http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/2136/de30tx.jpg
soft shoulder on median
http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/1928/de46du.jpg
a typical diamond interchange (flyover)
http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/4320/de5interchg6sc.jpg
curves are smooth but notice the goats grazing in spite of the guard rails
http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/7687/de6curve3vk.jpg
interchange near palsit
http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/5622/de7int0xy.jpg
running parallel to the howrah-delhi railway line
http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/2775/de8train7zu.jpg
highway signboards are of good quality, but not all signs are this big !
http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/2171/de108ko.jpg
cars such as this indica are not a common sight
http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/7755/de925ui.jpg
stop line for right turn towards bardhaman - no interchange here !
http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/56/de123xs.jpg

magestom

October 2nd, 2005, 07:20 AM

North Karnataka Expressway.
http://www.ctnlindia.com/images/lrg_nkel12.jpg http://www.ctnlindia.com/images/lrg_nkel10.jpg
http://www.ctnlindia.com/images/lrg_nkel7.jpg http://www.ctnlindia.com/images/lrg_nkel11.jpg
http://www.ctnlindia.com/images/lrg_nkel13.jpg

Naga_Solidus

October 2nd, 2005, 10:13 AM

Dude, the North Karnataka Expressway in ur pics could easily be a rural I-5 stretch

centralized pandemonium

October 2nd, 2005, 11:01 PM

^^^ Is that a compliment or what?

adidas

October 2nd, 2005, 11:11 PM

http://img320.imageshack.us/img320/1291/40ou.jpg

This one looks amazinh jai did u take this pic. :)

firmanhadi

October 3rd, 2005, 12:07 AM

^^^ Is that a compliment or what? I think it's neither. It does look like a highway stretch somewhere in rural Pacific Northwest, USA.

Jai

October 3rd, 2005, 12:43 AM

Adidas,

No, I didn't. I found it on the net, resized it, and added a spiffy little border. Props to the photographer

centralized pandemonium

October 4th, 2005, 08:01 PM

http://img153.echo.cx/img153/6108/156353393yhgqlhfs7ez.jpg

http://img133.echo.cx/img133/1085/mumbaipuneexpressway6fn.jpg

http://img19.exs.cx/img19/1995/nh77qv.jpg

http://img184.exs.cx/img184/6905/mybike027ys.jpg

http://img168.exs.cx:81/img168/4192/bangalorehighway6us.jpg

Dreamliner

October 4th, 2005, 08:54 PM

we don't need 401 in India. India should invest money in public transport. Europe should be our economic model, not north america. And yet they continue to POUR into North America.

mai hoo na

October 6th, 2005, 02:11 AM

And yet they continue to POUR into North America.

you must have "tracked" them down to single digit, didn't you!!! If you feel that bad, you are free to throw these people out and take all your western companies out of India too.

centralized pandemonium

October 6th, 2005, 03:00 AM

http://www.prasadandcompany.com/images/nhai.jpg

http://www.nhai.org/HighWays/Visakhapatnam.jpg

http://www.nhai.org/HighWays/Vijaywada-Eluru01.jpg

http://www.nhai.org/HighWays/Vijaywada-Eluru02.jpg

http://www.nhai.org/HighWays/Thoppurghat_Project_Tamil%20Nadu.jpg

centralized pandemonium

October 6th, 2005, 03:03 AM

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y152/chimmalgi/PDR_153.jpg

http://img279.echo.cx/img279/766/165824251xxvsyxfs1zo.jpg

http://img268.echo.cx/img268/3753/326217679uxqohefs6zl.jpg

http://img274.echo.cx/img274/3443/165823753igkonsfs3ge.jpg

http://img294.echo.cx/img294/2793/f4a76b77jpgorig6ar.jpg

desi_jat

October 6th, 2005, 03:19 AM

And yet they continue to POUR into North America.

go to tech univs and check out the ratio of international to local students in grad school. u will know y ...

centralized pandemonium

October 7th, 2005, 01:59 AM

http://img272.echo.cx/img272/6561/165823321ofitkjfs4ew.jpg

http://img41.echo.cx/img41/6241/expressway7ov.jpg

http://img107.echo.cx/img107/6067/highway9bi.jpg

http://img253.echo.cx/img253/7018/nhbetweenpuneandsatara0ks.jpg

http://img251.echo.cx/img251/8108/296966304ppwxpvfs6rg.jpg

centralized pandemonium

October 7th, 2005, 06:38 PM

http://img232.exs.cx:81/img232/6655/dsc000500gp.jpg

http://img153.echo.cx/img153/6108/156353393yhgqlhfs7ez.jpg

http://img246.echo.cx/img246/7958/f41uo.jpg

http://img243.echo.cx/img243/3709/255647850cyonyofs0ms.jpg

http://img221.echo.cx/img221/1601/296966350mrcsqsfs4np.jpg

http://img252.echo.cx/img252/3636/bombaypuneexpressway9ss.jpg

Jai

October 7th, 2005, 09:25 PM

Photos from the Mumbai-Goa highway

http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/6461/18el1.jpg

http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/2248/27sk.jpg

http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/4105/36gg.jpg

http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/1030/45hn.jpg

Effer

October 7th, 2005, 11:11 PM

^^What do the water falls have to do with the Mumbai-Goa Highway!?!

Jai

October 7th, 2005, 11:18 PM

They are just beyond the side of the road. Highways and roads throughout the W. Ghats are some of the most beautiful in the world, with jungles and waterfalls in the Monsoon season.

Many families rent a car for the weekend and go excursions just to the roads themselves, pulling over on overlooks and swimming under in the waterfalls.

centralized pandemonium

October 9th, 2005, 03:14 AM

http://amitkulkarni.info/pics/expressway/expressway-photographs/transfer_expressway_tunnel_2.jpg

http://amitkulkarni.info/pics/expressway/expressway-photographs/merc_27.JPG

http://amitkulkarni.info/pics/expressway/expressway-photographs/transfer_expressway_scene.jpg

http://amitkulkarni.info/pics/expressway/expressway-photographs/bus_view_1.JPG

http://img75.exs.cx/img75/2384/punexway0od.jpg

centralized pandemonium

October 9th, 2005, 05:59 PM

http://img31.exs.cx/img31/6199/day15hj.jpg

http://img236.echo.cx/img236/429/mahatmagandhiexpressway4os.jpg

http://www.it.iitb.ac.in/~shantanu/gallery/albums/expressway/DSC00050.jpg

http://www.it.iitb.ac.in/~shantanu/gallery/albums/expressway/DSC00093.jpg

http://photos7.flickr.com/10130952_f6d315af69.jpg

DrJoe

October 9th, 2005, 09:27 PM

Very nice highways here but they do have some serious safety issues.

Like this here is down right dangerous, little curb blocking on coming track at fairly tight turn.
http://www.ctnlindia.com/images/lrg_nkel7.jpg

Im not trying to critisize but as design regulations in India get stricter they are going to wish they built them right the first time. Anyway there is also some world class engineering here so good work India.

terminator

October 10th, 2005, 03:52 AM

Jai

October 10th, 2005, 04:42 AM

^ lol

centralized pandemonium

October 13th, 2005, 03:49 AM

These images are copyright of Vibhu

http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/7425/gandhinagarhighwayvib0rk.jpg

http://img400.imageshack.us/img400/6960/delhijaipurahgain3mg.jpg

The service road and the main road

http://img400.imageshack.us/my.php?image=serviceroadgujarat5wj.jpg

http://img240.imageshack.us/img240/630/jaipurdelhighway14qt.jpg

http://img372.imageshack.us/my.php?image=delhijaipurvib18ox.jpg

You can see more of his photos here (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=255928&page=2&pp=20).

centralized pandemonium

October 14th, 2005, 01:03 AM

Some photos of magestom

http://tinypic.com/e6wpe1.jpg

http://tinypic.com/e6wpif.jpg

http://tinypic.com/e6wpjn.jpg

http://tinypic.com/e6wple.jpg

http://tinypic.com/e6wpp1.jpg

http://tinypic.com/e6wprs.jpg

http://tinypic.com/e6wpso.jpg

KIWIKAAS

October 14th, 2005, 01:49 AM

This one is pretty scarey. If you stray just a metre to the right, your wheels are going to get chewed up big time by those concrete blocks.

http://img243.echo.cx/img243/3709/255647850cyonyofs0ms.jpg

Effer

October 15th, 2005, 12:23 AM

These images are copyright of Vibhu
http://img400.imageshack.us/img400/6960/delhijaipurahgain3mg.jpg

Where in India was this picture taken?

magestom

October 15th, 2005, 06:36 AM

National Highway 4. Different from highway from before. That was National Highway 7.

http://img300.imageshack.us/img300/9397/mlna00837gr.jpg
http://img300.imageshack.us/img300/104/mlna00846xx.jpg
http://img300.imageshack.us/img300/1984/mlna00854ex.jpg
http://img300.imageshack.us/img300/7346/mlna00863lh.jpg
http://img300.imageshack.us/img300/6209/mlna00871ou.jpg
http://img300.imageshack.us/img300/869/mlna00908nt.jpg
http://img300.imageshack.us/img300/7507/mlna00992lu.jpg

Smaller 2 lane National Highway to Mangalore District. The other ones were 4 lane.
http://img300.imageshack.us/img300/2249/mlna01043mi.jpg
http://img300.imageshack.us/img300/2593/mlna01187gv.jpg
http://img300.imageshack.us/img300/6376/mlna01198rk.jpg
http://img300.imageshack.us/img300/3162/mlna01205qa.jpg

magestom

October 19th, 2005, 11:28 PM

pics of a fairly new flyover/interchange 1 or 2 years old I think.[/B]

Hebbal flyover
http://tinypic.com/dyrk0x.jpg
http://tinypic.com/dyrk1y.jpg
http://tinypic.com/dyrk36.jpg
http://tinypic.com/dyrk45.jpg
http://tinypic.com/dyrk9g.jpg
http://tinypic.com/dyrkaw.jpg

magestom

November 5th, 2005, 12:00 AM

Palm Beach Marg (Navi Mumbai
http://img468.imageshack.us/img468/7990/palmbeachmargpano2xd.jpg
Western express hwy, Mumbai
http://img354.imageshack.us/img354/6291/getimage2lt.jpg

Goku

November 5th, 2005, 10:17 AM

very nice pics...thanks for sharing. This is just a starting point, I am sure, India will improve in future with more quality highways.

:cheers:

magestom

November 5th, 2005, 07:11 PM

Highway that goes through city, Cochi. NH4 or 7??
http://img452.imageshack.us/img452/9062/mlna00974zy.jpg
http://img452.imageshack.us/img452/1267/mlna00982dc.jpg
http://img452.imageshack.us/img452/7889/mlna00993dn.jpg

Bertez

November 5th, 2005, 10:46 PM

Great pics

magestom

November 6th, 2005, 07:27 PM

Some flyovers coming to Chennai, India
Kathipara
http://img149.exs.cx/img149/8893/impn26c7kw.jpg
Madhurovayal
http://img182.exs.cx/img182/2725/impn26b6mm.jpg
Koyambedu
http://img171.exs.cx/img171/2461/impn26a9aw.jpg

magestom

November 9th, 2005, 05:34 AM

Originally posted by drwho in India forums
IJM Corporation Berhad (104131A)
Current Major Projects

Updated : 17/10/2005
AP-13 Ongole-Chilakaluripet (Section of NH-5), State of Andhra Pradesh
(Widening and Upgrading)

http://img453.imageshack.us/img453/7375/currentmajorap131l7yc.jpg

http://img453.imageshack.us/img453/471/currentmajorap132l8ht.jpg

http://img453.imageshack.us/img453/3594/currentmajorap133l2vu.jpg

http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/8472/currentmajorap134l2ul.jpg

magestom

November 9th, 2005, 05:38 AM

Mumbai Pune Expressway (Originally posted by Luckystreak
http://img66.imageshack.us/img66/5035/493926423evehvmph7gl.jpg

NH 45 (Chennai - Dindigul) near Chengalpet, TN (One half only)(Originally posted by slakhs)
http://img487.imageshack.us/img487/9660/nh452ll.jpg

centralized pandemonium

November 9th, 2005, 05:40 AM

^^ They look cool :).

Wezza

November 9th, 2005, 01:41 PM

All people have to do now is learn to drive within the lanes!! ;)

Burnout 3

November 9th, 2005, 03:20 PM

great pics everybody.

Effer

November 9th, 2005, 03:24 PM

Very Nice! :cheers1:

magestom

November 11th, 2005, 12:21 AM

National highways, near chennai, Tamil Nadu - Pics by SriniRules(Originally posted by Anniyan)
http://img381.imageshack.us/img381/5369/28jl.jpg
http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/9530/34ci.jpg

magestom

November 11th, 2005, 12:35 AM

Vashi flyover, navi mumbai(Originally posted by kshatriya)
http://www.transformmumbai.com/pictures/flyover.jpg

centralized pandemonium

November 13th, 2005, 06:05 PM

http://img453.imageshack.us/my.php?image=currentmajorap131l7yc.jpg

http://img4.imageshack.us/my.php?image=currentmajorap134l2ul.jpg

http://img376.imageshack.us/img376/7251/nh97vv.jpg

http://img381.imageshack.us/img381/2053/nh5109ze.jpg

http://img301.imageshack.us/img301/5522/krishnagiribang93wv.jpg

http://img364.imageshack.us/img364/9465/krishnagiribang110wz.jpg

http://img370.imageshack.us/img370/4266/krishnagiribang136aw.jpg[/QUOTE]

Effer

November 14th, 2005, 02:34 AM

Great pics. What part of India are they in? :okay:

centralized pandemonium

November 16th, 2005, 08:43 PM

^^ Andhra Pradesh.

centralized pandemonium

November 22nd, 2005, 05:01 AM

These pics are taken byPallavi Barua

Belgaum-Pune (part of the north Karnataka xway?)

http://tinypic.com/fxxnxt.jpg

http://tinypic.com/fxxo8w.jpg

ECR

http://tinypic.com/fxxtna.jpg

http://tinypic.com/fxxtvb.jpg

chitrakaar

November 29th, 2005, 12:09 PM

all chinese roads are better than them!

Well - perhaps?....? in some cases....

But can you then explain why China has the highest mining accident rate in the world?

For instance, last year, China officially acknowledged 6000 miners deaths. Unofficially, that figure may be as high as 20,000.

But even 6000 deaths is more than India's mining deaths in 10 years.

One would think that if China can build better roads than India - they could also be doing a better job at mining safety.

And perhaps, you'd also like to explain why the Chinese government let its own citizens drink poisoned water for ten days (near Harbin) before telling them the truth...?

A government that did that in India would surely lose the next election. But then, I guess, in your country, miners don't get to vote, and peasants who drink poisoned water don't get to vote either.

Our country isn't perfect. We know that. Stop acting like yours IS!!!

centralized pandemonium

November 30th, 2005, 08:38 PM

Aw laawd for fick's sake stop feeding the trolls. This is Indian highways thread, not Chinese mining thread or whatever :rant:.

centralized pandemonium

December 7th, 2005, 11:08 PM

sOME MORE PICS

http://img211.imageshack.us/img211/3738/highwaypic36yu.jpg

http://tinypic.com/i3uj69.jpg

http://tinypic.com/i3uj3l.jpg

evangelistik

December 8th, 2005, 10:45 AM

I realize that the % of the population that has cars isn't alot at this point so I don't see the necessity for any more lanes...

But what about the future, will a two-lane highway suffice? Is it cheaper doing it this way and adding more lanes later as opposed to right away making it 3-4 lanes?

kviv314

December 8th, 2005, 03:01 PM

i feel that there are 2 ways to look at it...it maybe cheaper to build extra lanes now, but maintenance will b higher...on the other hand, adding lanes later maybe (will be) more expensive...so im sure somebody has done the math and come up with the no. of lanes!

centralized pandemonium

December 13th, 2005, 01:08 AM

Some pics posted by magestom

http://img388.imageshack.us/img388/8843/238791176lehtrxph1sp.jpg

http://img388.imageshack.us/img388/6475/238791262ajfdbaph9iv.jpg

Ring Road in New Delhi, India

http://img388.imageshack.us/img388/9886/256045555afdtbcph5gu.jpg

http://img112.imageshack.us/img112/4097/aimsdelhiflyoverritmishra3qq.jpg

http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/7612/aiims14nk.jpg

http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/5707/aiims22zx.jpg

http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/2709/aiims39ma.jpg

http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/7634/aiims57dq.jpg

http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/6760/aiims77zh.jpg

http://img128.imageshack.us/img128/9632/aiims88ny.jpg

http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/6307/aiims93zv.jpg

magestom

December 13th, 2005, 04:49 AM

rajasthan highways
http://tinypic.com/ih4q3l.jpg
http://tinypic.com/ih4q50.jpg
http://tinypic.com/ih4qa8.jpg
http://tinypic.com/ih4qo2.jpg

magestom

December 13th, 2005, 04:51 AM

Kolkata Highway
http://tinypic.com/ih5b41.jpg
http://tinypic.com/ih5b9y.jpg
http://tinypic.com/ih5bbc.jpg

LtBk

December 13th, 2005, 05:39 AM

Which Indian cities aren't connected by freeways?

magestom

December 14th, 2005, 05:37 AM

People talk about not seeing cars in India. Well here are many.
http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/apr212005/img/11.jpg

KIWIKAAS

December 14th, 2005, 05:51 AM

Incredible the number of pedestrians on those highways. About ½ the images on this thread page show pedestrians walking on them.

magestom

December 16th, 2005, 01:03 AM

Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia today released the model concession agreement (MCA) that would govern all future build-operate-and-transfer (BOT) road contracts awarded by the National Highway Authority of India.

The MCA provides for phased development of roads, where the contract to operate roads ceases when full capacity of highways is achieved.

It specifies further widening should be taken up, depending on traffic projections and recommends that the second phase for six or eight laning is executed after seven-12 years.

The model agreement also provides for the NHAI handing over possession of at least 80 per cent of land and obtaining environmental clearances before financial closure of the project. It also exempts the local population from paying toll for the use of the roads, until free service lanes are constructed. Frequent users may be allowed discounts.

The new concession agreement also says that the financial closure has to be achieved within 180 days. This time frame can be extended by 120 days upon payment of penalty.

magestom

December 16th, 2005, 01:04 AM

We now are getting ready to start upgrading from highways to freeways.

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is prepared to invest $2-3 billion in developing India's road and other infrastructure if New Delhi agrees to its proposal to build about 3,000 km of freeways and highways connecting major cities, Works Minister S Samy Vellu said.

Vellu, a minister for 26 years and the seniormost representative of the Malaysian Indian community in the government, said 70 per cent of the investment could come from Kazana, the government's investing arm that would then open an office in India, while the remaining could come from the Indian government and from toll collection.

"It will be an invest, build, operate and transfer project worth about 8-10 billion ringgits ($2-3 billion), the like of which no country has proposed before," Vellu, said, in an interview shortly before he made a presentation to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

Vellu said the clearance of such a network of freeways - between Delhi and Kolkata, one connecting Chenna-Kochi-Bangalore and between Mumbai and Bhopal - would open up the floodgates of investment and development and accelerate economic growth in the areas around it.

He said he had first made the proposal to late Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao when he came here in the early 1990s, but "India was not then ready for such freeways".

SUNNY

December 16th, 2005, 01:10 AM

http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/6307/aiims93zv.jpg

Is this delhi :eek2:

Naga_Solidus

December 16th, 2005, 07:11 AM

^^

yep.

mopc

December 16th, 2005, 03:19 PM

Not so great highways.

magestom

December 17th, 2005, 02:57 AM

Lets see what you might say in 5-10 years. Some people might say they will say the same, but there is no way to know until the time has come. Make up some excuse some of you might.

SUNNY

December 17th, 2005, 03:08 AM

^^

yep.

thats amazing, i though it was some pic from some developed country.

LONG LIVE INDIA

globocentric

December 17th, 2005, 03:09 AM

magestom

December 17th, 2005, 03:14 AM

That is not the speed limit. That is for the people walking and riding on the middle pathway.

December 20th, 2005, 04:09 AM

That is not the speed limit. That is for the people walking and riding on the middle pathway.

only in India :weirdo:

kviv314

December 20th, 2005, 07:35 AM

hahaha

davidwei01

December 23rd, 2005, 04:31 AM

After viewing India's and China's highway pictures, one can easily tell the big infrastructure gap between the two developing countries.

centralized pandemonium

December 23rd, 2005, 04:36 AM

30 km/h speed limit for a highway. This is unprecedented. Dont tell me they want to facilitate the movement of cows on a highway that generally prohibits any type of croosing

Ok my bad. That is not a highway. Its a city road. Right in the heart of Delhi.

mopc

December 23rd, 2005, 04:05 PM

How many km of roads are there in India?

centralized pandemonium

December 23rd, 2005, 11:45 PM

^^ The second(or third) largest in the world.

Bertez

December 24th, 2005, 12:23 AM

Amazing pics.....but I have one concern.....why is the highway barrier so low(in height)??? Seems very dangerous to me......

dacooldude

December 24th, 2005, 12:42 AM

People need to stop critising India's highways. They are really great. Ofcourse, they may have flaws but they will work them out in the near future. You people do know that these highways are only less than 5 years right? The highways in America are like 30+ years old, so all I'm asking is not to diss the Indian highways by comparing them to other highways systems around the world. Just wait till a couple of years. :) At this moment, just give India credit that they built these highways of such quality. Ten years ago, there were no highways like this. There was absolute crap. But looking at these highways show that India is making progress. :cheers:

BTW there will be cars on the highways. If not now, then in the near future. I guarantee it.

Bertez

December 24th, 2005, 12:51 AM

^^Great post

magestom

December 31st, 2005, 09:52 PM

http://img455.imageshack.us/img455/8481/405798281b1e592999od6xx.jpg
http://img460.imageshack.us/img460/7344/4057932739c51b6661od9sg.jpg
http://img510.imageshack.us/img510/7551/highwaydhirubhai18sz.jpg

magestom

January 2nd, 2006, 12:42 AM

AIIMS flyover, Delhi(originally posted by suncity)
http://img467.imageshack.us/img467/2678/delhiflyoverdrbalaji5uv.jpg

magestom

January 9th, 2006, 07:03 AM

More pics of NH47 bypass
http://img252.imageshack.us/img252/4534/nh47bypass9zq.jpg
http://img344.imageshack.us/img344/2280/nh47bypass36gm.jpg
http://img356.imageshack.us/img356/9990/nh47bypass44ij.jpg

1. Road to Sriharikota - CC rights Manavendrahttp://img207.imageshack.us/img207/3235/roadtosriharikotamanavendra8hq.jpg

Road to Agra - CC rights guy_incognito
http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/5972/roadtoagra4yh.jpg

magestom

January 9th, 2006, 07:04 AM

Bangalore Pune - photos CC rights Manpreet
http://img224.imageshack.us/img224/5388/bangalorepunemanpreet6db.jpg
http://img370.imageshack.us/img370/2362/bangalorepunemapreet26yo.jpg

Mumbai Ahmedabad

Photo Aluakika
http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/2797/mumbaiahmedabadalukikacc5ku.jpg
photo Nighar
http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/1790/mumbaiahmedabadnigham7ad.jpg

NH47 Trichy 297 kms - photo cc rights cprogrammer
http://img445.imageshack.us/img445/7582/nh47trichy8mm.jpg

zergcerebrates

January 9th, 2006, 08:22 AM

Not bad but Indian freeway still lack quality, they could of done better but seems like they're going towards saving costs.

dingyunyang179

January 9th, 2006, 06:45 PM

thanks for these pics

Amit

January 20th, 2006, 11:52 PM

Most pictures in this collection are nice!

India is making progress on improving its infrastructure. Investments by the government are directly linked to the size of the economy. As India's economy grows rapidly, more revenues will come from taxes, and hence more will be invested in infrastructure.

AaryanSon

January 23rd, 2006, 12:05 AM

Some time back, there was actually an article in 'New York Times' about India developing its highways...

http://i.tnpv.us/2005/NTA200512/NTA2005120337288_pv.jpg

http://i.tnpv.us/2005/NTA200512/NTA2005120853153_pv.jpg

http://i.tnpv.us/2005/NTA200512/NTA2005120348262_pv.jpg

wigo

January 24th, 2006, 12:09 AM

Thanks for sharing the pics. I can see what a great transformation India has intiated.
I was supprised to see somebody post some stupid comments just our country is one step ahead.

wigo

January 24th, 2006, 12:22 AM

Well - perhaps?....? in some cases....

But can you then explain why China has the highest mining accident rate in the world?

For instance, last year, China officially acknowledged 6000 miners deaths. Unofficially, that figure may be as high as 20,000.

But even 6000 deaths is more than India's mining deaths in 10 years.

One would think that if China can build better roads than India - they could also be doing a better job at mining safety.

And perhaps, you'd also like to explain why the Chinese government let its own citizens drink poisoned water for ten days (near Harbin) before telling them the truth...?

A government that did that in India would surely lose the next election. But then, I guess, in your country, miners don't get to vote, and peasants who drink poisoned water don't get to vote either.

Our country isn't perfect. We know that. Stop acting like yours IS!!!

Just one correction, Harbin people did not drink any polluted water. What happened was the tap system was completely shut down and canned drinks were provided instead.

As for election, that is politics, I do not want to discuss it too much here. Let's just say, democracy should be achieved in a stepwise manner and should not cause catastrophy in economic development. After all, China is a very poor country and development is the top priority.

We have all seen what happened in Russia, and they have petrolium and many other rich resources so they can recover. But we don't and therefore can not afford to let this kind of disaster to happen to us.

magestom

January 31st, 2006, 03:54 AM

Mumbai Pune Expressway
http://img300.imageshack.us/img300/2622/mumbaipuneaquacoolz4dc.jpg

http://img300.imageshack.us/img300/4397/mumbaipunegharam722bj.jpg

http://img468.imageshack.us/img468/1024/mumbaipunehitech1fg.jpg

http://img468.imageshack.us/img468/4940/mumbaikhandala9ih.jpg

magestom

January 31st, 2006, 03:56 AM

Delhi-Noida Expressway
http://img293.imageshack.us/img293/4359/dndhighway11kx.jpg

http://www.noidaauthorityonline.com/photogallery/gallery_menu/roads/bigimages/104.jpg

http://www.noidaauthorityonline.com/photogallery/gallery_menu/roads/bigimages/105.jpg

http://www.noidaauthorityonline.com/photogallery/gallery_menu/roads/bigimages/toll_brid.jpg

http://www.noidaauthorityonline.com/photogallery/gallery_menu/roads/bigimages/Toll_bridge1.jpg

http://www.noidaauthorityonline.com/photogallery/gallery_menu/roads/bigimages/tollff.jpg

http://www.noidaauthorityonline.com/photogallery/gallery_menu/roads/bigimages/Toll_bridge2.jpg

magestom

January 31st, 2006, 03:57 AM

Delhi Jaipur NH8
http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/7398/delhijaipurnh14ch.jpg

Sira Bypass NH4
http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/1112/sirabypassnh42wn.jpg

Karur Bypass NH7
http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/9185/karurbypassnh4ur.jpg

Palanpur Dessa NH14
http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/4703/palanpurdessanh144ku.jpg

magestom

January 31st, 2006, 03:59 AM

NH7 , near Krishnagiri, Tamil Nadu
http://tinypic.com/mb0k93.jpg

Chennai - Bangalore
http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/9655/picture5198dd.jpg
http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/7827/picture5213cc.jpg

http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/9480/picture5135kw.jpg

http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/5117/picture5221hb.jpg

Salem Bangalore
http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/6682/salembang23vs.jpg

http://img31.imageshack.us/img31/7128/salembang33kh.jpg

magestom

January 31st, 2006, 04:00 AM

NH5 (near Vizag)
http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/5331/nh514oo.jpg

http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/474/nh527ul.jpg

http://img64.imageshack.us/img64/3091/nh535fp.jpg

http://img83.imageshack.us/img83/6048/nh549xm.jpg

http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/5509/nh553yt.jpg

magestom

January 31st, 2006, 04:04 AM

Mubai-Pune
http://img370.imageshack.us/img370/9223/img04844vp.jpg

magestom

January 31st, 2006, 04:10 AM

Anniyan's Highway Pics of areas by the City of Chennai

These are the original designs prepared by IT EXpressay Ltd. that is under construction
http://i1.tinypic.com/mr5ket.jpg

Chennai - Bangalore Road (NH 7)

Near Sriperumbudur
http://tinypic.com/max847.jpg

NH7 (near Kanchi)
You should turn left at this junction to go to Arakonam, one of the way to go to Tirupathi.
http://tinypic.com/mb0mr4.jpg

http://tinypic.com/mb0q5u.jpg

http://tinypic.com/mb0s3l.jpg

magestom

January 31st, 2006, 04:12 AM

Near Mel Maruvathur
http://tinypic.com/m9vsjm.jpg

http://tinypic.com/m9wnz9.jpg

NH45 -Northbound
http://tinypic.com/maf0he.jpg

magestom

January 31st, 2006, 04:13 AM

Near Irumbuliyur, suburban Tambaram

Starting Point of Chennai Bypass- I
http://tinypic.com/m9neag.jpg

http://tinypic.com/m9natw.jpg

warnings

January 31st, 2006, 04:15 AM

kul

magestom

January 31st, 2006, 04:16 AM

NH 45
http://tinypic.com/m9pxjn.jpg

http://tinypic.com/m9qdu8.jpg

The future overpass
http://tinypic.com/m9rfpy.jpg

warnings

January 31st, 2006, 04:30 AM

I dont know but there is something really unique about indian highways.

magestom

February 6th, 2006, 05:27 AM

Greater Noida Expressway(National Capital Region near Delhi) - photos cc rights Hi_Pandian
http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/7051/greaternoidaexpresswayhipandia.jpg

http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/7387/greaternoidaxwy20yj.jpg

http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/8784/greaternoidaxwy19vl.jpg

magestom

February 6th, 2006, 05:28 AM

Toll Booth near Chennai
East Coast Road - Scenic Beachway
http://img464.imageshack.us/img464/2663/ecr18hz.jpg

http://img381.imageshack.us/img381/4508/ecr38mb.jpg

http://img381.imageshack.us/img381/5391/ecr1ik.jpg

magestom

March 7th, 2006, 12:20 AM

........

magestom

March 7th, 2006, 12:22 AM

All new stuff will be on next page

magestom

March 7th, 2006, 12:30 AM

NH5- Vizag
http://img234.imageshack.us/img234/9819/scan01054rb.jpg

ECR, near Pondy
http://i1.tinypic.com/ng4zdu.jpg
http://i1.tinypic.com/ng50yd.jpg

Mumbai Pune Expressway Arial
http://img157.imageshack.us/img157/6720/100499701qvpngffs6fo.jpg

magestom

March 7th, 2006, 12:37 AM

Pune - Bangalore
http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/6949/111651689evsauzph9wv.jpg

HITEC CITY ROADS, Hyderabad
http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/2354/hitecroad13nh.jpg

TIRUPATHI-TIRUMALA GHAT ROAD
http://img103.imageshack.us/img103/5671/ddddddd5aa.jpg

Bangalore, Near Marthahalli Jn..
http://img49.imageshack.us/img49/8316/10007930bs.jpg

http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/3567/10007942dl.jpg

Ajit

March 7th, 2006, 01:44 AM

Most of the pics posted are inter-city highways and India seems to be doing a good job at building them.

My concern is - when will India build good roads within the city limits. In USA , not just the highways but even the in-city roads are excellent...broad , well marked , signalled , with tree lined foot paths etc. There is also ample of parking space wherever you go. That adds to the quality of life. It makes driving a pleasure.

As a Mumbai resident I can tell that its going to be very difficult for us to get to that point. There is no concept of urban planning.

But ..who knows...India may just surprise us.

magestom

March 7th, 2006, 05:02 AM

Actually in the U.S not all of the intercity roads are that good. The intercity roads in Europe and Japan are much better. They use more thickness for roads than U.S. U.S does this to provide construction jobs for rebuilding roads since roads are not as strong. Much smoother in other countries. Some cities in U.S though have good roads.

khoojyh

March 11th, 2006, 07:29 AM

India have a good highway, but from the pictures show in here,some highway are dirty, some are not tidy enough,some even have people can walk inside the highway... its that safety enough...
what is the standard for Indian highway?

Paddington

March 30th, 2006, 10:57 PM

Having traveled the Gaya-Patna route many times with my family, those roads are a vast improvement. But I'm not sure if I would call them expressways, because they don't have broad shoulders on each side, the interchanges seem very tight, and of course the presence of pedestrians. With these things it's really critical to do it *right* the first time, so you don't have to spend billions later on acquiring land on the side for road widening, and building new interchanges, etc.

The BJP government in India built more interstate roads in 5 years than the Congress built in 40, or the British built in 150 years, or the Muslims in 1,000 years. But since the Congress has come back, my relatives back in India tell me that a lot of the expressway work has slowed down, because it's not really a priority to complete a BJP project. Damn shame.

magestom

March 31st, 2006, 01:07 AM

Expressway has ramps to get off and on. They are accessed controlled. They do not have stop lights. They are usually elevated slightly. Highway just is main road. Can have stop lights. Long distance.

Paddington

March 31st, 2006, 01:19 AM

The Bihar government used to get money every year to build a proper road between Gaya and Patna from the Japanese government. This was so that Japanese buddhists could fly into Patna and then drive into Gaya (which shouldn't have taken more than an hour or two, but usually took about 4-5).

Lalu Yadav took the money every single year and spent it on God knows what. Back in 2000, they actually built a proper paved road there, and we crossed that segment in less than 2 hours. I hope they've maintained it, and thankfully Lalu Yadav is gone from Bihar politics. There's more money to be stolen in national politics I guess, but as long as he stays away from Bihar that's fine with me. :cheers:

magestom

April 9th, 2006, 07:35 AM

NH4 - photo by pooki
http://img303.imageshack.us/img303/9481/nh4pooki19vl.jpg

ECR, near Mahabalipuram
http://i1.tinypic.com/oi6fyd.jpg
http://i1.tinypic.com/oi6hoo.jpg
http://i1.tinypic.com/oi6iyv.jpg

magestom

April 9th, 2006, 07:39 AM

http://i1.tinypic.com/oi6pfk.jpg

National Highway Vijayawada
http://img406.imageshack.us/img406/1193/highwayvijayadaabhiomkar7wr.jpg

Vizag - photos - lpoerpiora
http://img108.imageshack.us/img108/2008/vizagroad2lpoerpiora9fn.jpg

http://img108.imageshack.us/img108/2828/vizagroadlpoerpiora4np.jpg

magestom

April 9th, 2006, 07:42 AM

Rajahmudry - photo rlevelynbenson
http://img108.imageshack.us/img108/2563/roadtorajahmundryrlevelynbenso.jpg

National Expressway 1 - photo neilkhichadi
http://img164.imageshack.us/img164/5745/ahmexpreswayneilkhichadi1qw.jpg

NH50 Pune Nashik - about 50 kms is 4 laned now
http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/9609/nh50bigkpunenashik5gc.jpg

magestom

April 9th, 2006, 07:45 AM

NH21 - nice view - photo jyotex
http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/2597/nh21jyotex3wv.jpg

Puri - Konark (Orissa) Marine Drive - photo blufox
http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/2716/marinedrivepurikonarkblufox15i.jpg

Delhi Jaipur Highway
http://img119.imageshack.us/img119/3948/delhijaipurhighwaydesigntrash5.jpg

magestom

April 9th, 2006, 07:46 AM

Sirhind - Mohal road - photos copyright Rohit Markande
http://img73.imageshack.us/img73/8489/sirhindmohaliroad2rohitmarkand.jpg

http://img62.imageshack.us/img62/7136/sirhindmohaliroadrohitmarkande.jpg

NE1 - Ahmedabad Vadodara - photo copyright sidscool
http://img46.imageshack.us/img46/426/ahmedabadvadodarasidscool7wa.jpg

magestom

April 9th, 2006, 07:49 AM

NH8
photos copyright chipper abraham

NH9 - GVK Expressway
http://img515.imageshack.us/img515/9889/gvkjaipurxwychipperabraham19hi.jpg

NH8 - Ajmer Udaipur stretch
http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/129/ajmerudaipurstretchabraham1os.jpg

NH8 - Udaipur Ahmedabad stretch
http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/642/udaipurahmedbadstrecht3xu.jpg

magestom

April 9th, 2006, 07:50 AM

http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/9040/udaipurahmedbadstrech28py.jpg

http://img504.imageshack.us/img504/6455/udaipurahmedabdnh87yx.jpg

Around Delhi

photo mirmax
http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/2854/delhiroadnoidamirmax1un.jpg

photoa amsa
http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/5678/highwayneardelhiamsa8nh.jpg

magestom

April 9th, 2006, 07:51 AM

Pune- Bangalore highway ... outside Kolhapur. . pics by Vijay
http://img46.imageshack.us/img46/5798/103010537d7466d98b95xt.jpg

http://img46.imageshack.us/img46/4583/10299975911cc5771c54xw.jpg

magestom

April 9th, 2006, 07:53 AM

Tirupathy-Tirumala(i) Hill Road pics by anniyan

photos of downhill road
http://i1.tinypic.com/s4tlhf.jpg

http://i1.tinypic.com/s4ucz8.jpg

http://i1.tinypic.com/s4un8z.jpg

magestom

April 9th, 2006, 07:55 AM

NH45 - Tamil Nadu
http://i2.tinypic.com/sblhue.jpg

Bangalore Mysore State Highway 17 is being widened. It is not yet complete I think.
photos copyright sujai sojan
http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/4545/bangaloremysorehighwaysujaisoj.jpg

http://img236.imageshack.us/img236/1289/bangaloremysoresh17sojan9we.jpg

NH5 - photos copyright vijaysarathi
http://img363.imageshack.us/img363/2441/nh5vijaysartahi10hi.jpg

Catlle crossing - one of the many dangers of our highways...
http://img371.imageshack.us/img371/8991/nh5indiavijaysarathi5ur.jpg

magestom

April 9th, 2006, 07:57 AM

Section of Airport Corridor, Trivandrum
http://img212.imageshack.us/img212/3088/10016936fz.jpg

http://img212.imageshack.us/img212/5450/10016887lq.jpg

http://img212.imageshack.us/img212/3037/10016917ds.jpg

magestom

April 9th, 2006, 07:59 AM

http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/341/10016987fl.jpg

http://img56.imageshack.us/img56/3946/100_1692.jpg

Near All Saints Jn
http://img238.imageshack.us/img238/4763/10016978fd.jpg

magestom

April 9th, 2006, 08:01 AM

Shrubs planted in the median, but see the earth spilled on roads while watering them.
http://img56.imageshack.us/img56/4162/100_1700.jpg

Near Chacka ITI Jn. Punj Llyod's one of the five bases is nearby
http://img56.imageshack.us/img56/9795/100_1701.jpg

Nearing CBD of City
http://img56.imageshack.us/img56/4400/100_1703.jpg

magestom

April 13th, 2006, 12:00 AM

Pic by RanabirDG

NH8
http://img162.imageshack.us/img162/107/9919737569845d3eb7bd0wu.jpg

?
photos copyrght neil parikh
http://img60.imageshack.us/img60/1483/highwayneilparikh11ll.jpg

http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/9601/highway2neilparikh8hd.jpg

magestom

April 13th, 2006, 12:01 AM

Kharagpur-Kolkata
http://i1.tinypic.com/v60mqa.jpg

photo and text copyright kartz2000

Entering the Ghat section after Krishnagiri - towards Bangalore.
http://img135.imageshack.us/img135/7752/nh92kartz20003kd.jpg

http://img135.imageshack.us/img135/7256/nh8kartz20002nh.jpg

wigo

April 13th, 2006, 12:24 AM

Handsome

April 13th, 2006, 12:31 AM

应该是

我是印度人，我也是美国人，我16岁。

我是印度裔美国人，我16岁。

davidwei01

April 13th, 2006, 12:32 AM

cool pics. magestom, I think your chinese signature might have some problem, this is what I attempt to correct"我说印度斯坦语，我是美国人，我16岁" means "I speak Hindustani, I am American, I am 16 years old".

I suppose when you say "印第安语", you are talking about the most dominant language in India, and that should be "印度斯坦语", "印第安语" means the languages of Native Americans.
I think he's using some auto-translation tool like google. I assume he wants to say "I'm an Indian, and I'm also an American, I'm 16 years old". But unfortunately, his Chinese signature means "I'm Native American language, I'm American, I'm 16 years old". The correct translation should be "我是印度人，我也是美国人，我16岁"

premutos

April 13th, 2006, 01:04 AM

we don't need 401 in India. India should invest money in public transport. Europe should be our economic model, not north america.

North America is a failure from the functionability point of view

the cities are huge sprawls with little sense of urbanism (except NYC and SF), most American and Canadian cities are gigantic sprawls with nothing but a dense downtown and a giant sprawl of houses on little islands surrounded with highways.

In most cities in both the US and Canada you can't go anywhere without a car.

Indeed India should focus on Europe as their public transport model.

Sir Miles Platting

April 13th, 2006, 01:40 AM

North America is a failure from the functionability point of view

the cities are huge sprawls with little sense of urbanism (except NYC and SF), most American and Canadian cities are gigantic sprawls with nothing but a dense downtown and a giant sprawl of houses on little islands surrounded with highways.

In most cities in both the US and Canada you can't go anywhere without a car.

Indeed India should focus on Europe as their public transport model.
Yes, concentrate on the European/British model.
As long as you don't finish up like Russia. The so-called second most powerful nation on Earth....with no highway system outside of the cities.

Initially it was a 'political' hang-up. Now it's a 'gangster' thing...

magestom

April 23rd, 2006, 04:44 AM

Bangalore Mysore expressway is being built. Lot of expressways are being built in India now. Ramps only!!!
Here is interchange.

http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7112/1507/1600/toibmic21042006.jpg

magestom

April 23rd, 2006, 04:53 AM

http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/9991/blrmysoreexwy6wk.jpg

centralized pandemonium

May 9th, 2006, 10:27 PM

http://img516.imageshack.us/img516/8607/2231447340060919870wnhbvlfs5jp.jpg

http://img519.imageshack.us/img519/720/mumpunhighwayanooprawat13hy.jpg

http://img387.imageshack.us/img387/7793/highwaynearchandi2mjahangir6jl.jpg

http://img387.imageshack.us/img387/4831/highwaynearchandishimlajahangi.jpg

http://img527.imageshack.us/img527/8517/nh45ccravages8ht.jpg

http://img302.imageshack.us/my.php?image=highwaymahableshwar2kapilb9mj.jpg

http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/6339/drivingtodamanpremshreepillaic.jpg

http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/7117/mahableshwarhighwaymahableswar.jpg

rantanamo

May 9th, 2006, 11:11 PM

If you think the American highway model is a failure, you're looking at it the wrong way, which is a whole other debate. The Highway infrastructure itself was built for a purpose and has been highly successful. What happened in the suburban sprawl sense of the matter is a different issue that came about for different reasons. If there is any lesson in the U.S. model, its to keep insurance, banking, oil and big car companies away from influencing the road building entities. The highway system itself was more for goods transport and trade. That continues to work well. The freeway system(expanding the size and adding many exit ramps in the larger municipalities) is more of a result of big oil, banks and big auto getting together with builders and congress to make each other a lot of money.

centralized pandemonium

May 27th, 2006, 09:42 PM

http://img236.imageshack.us/img236/8582/dlchhighway32yb.jpg

http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/2584/dlchhighway18gl.jpg

http://img115.imageshack.us/img115/7482/nh47trippinginindia3wg.jpg

kashyap3

July 11th, 2006, 06:01 PM

I hear the mumbai-pune expwy has helped decrease travel time by a lot
b4, it used to take 4-6 hours to pune by road
now it only takes 2-3 hours

good job
lets hope the congress government can continue the reforms and I dont want the railways to lag behind either lol

gaoanyu

July 11th, 2006, 06:37 PM

India is making progress, congrats!:)

kashyap3

July 12th, 2006, 12:38 AM

no thanks to the CPI(M) lol

magestom

August 13th, 2006, 12:36 PM

Posted by various skyscrapercity India forum members

NH 47, Alapuzha
http://i2.tinypic.com/205vc68.jpg

Cherthala
http://i2.tinypic.com/205vcl0.jpg

http://i2.tinypic.com/205vcrm.jpg

magestom

August 13th, 2006, 12:38 PM

Agra - Delhi ( NH4
http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/9703/delhiagra1fd6.jpg

http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/2701/nh4backtodelhijm2.jpg

Toll Booth Under construction
http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/1049/tollboothnh4gi8.jpg

http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/1356/noidaed2.jpg

magestom

August 13th, 2006, 12:39 PM

Soime highway in the south.
http://img136.imageshack.us/img136/8316/4ca9.jpg

magestom

August 13th, 2006, 12:41 PM

Near Cherthala, NH 47, kerela
http://i5.tinypic.com/20icolh.jpg

Near Alappuzha, NH 47
http://img224.imageshack.us/img224/1863/dsc00433ti2.jpg

National Nighways, Tamil nadu, South India
http://i7.tinypic.com/20u7k7p.jpg

http://i7.tinypic.com/20u7l03.jpg

magestom

August 13th, 2006, 12:43 PM

National Highways of India/Expressways
http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/2308/nhairoad27wq3.jpg

http://img236.imageshack.us/img236/4152/nhaiinterchangery2.jpg

http://img236.imageshack.us/img236/6572/nhairoad26ln1.jpg

magestom

August 13th, 2006, 12:44 PM

http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/3822/nhaicurvyroadsvm9.jpg

http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/3795/nhaijaipurmaybeoj5.jpg

http://img233.imageshack.us/img233/1294/nhaihighwayzq1.jpg

http://img233.imageshack.us/img233/4577/nhaipalmsindiapy4.jpg

magestom

August 13th, 2006, 12:45 PM

http://img236.imageshack.us/img236/1070/nhaibridgesideroadvj8.jpg

http://img54.imageshack.us/img54/5896/nhainainbridgesz8.jpg

http://img64.imageshack.us/img64/5862/nhaiturnwidexl9.jpg

http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/7305/jaipurnhairoadsn7.jpg

magestom

August 13th, 2006, 12:46 PM

http://img233.imageshack.us/img233/2732/nhaibridges24hk4.jpg

http://img60.imageshack.us/img60/2697/nhairoadwidexv9.jpg

http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/6200/nhaibridgehighwaylt1.jpg

http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/5894/nhaiflowerbedroadvc9.jpg

magestom

August 13th, 2006, 12:48 PM

Mumbai - Pune Expressway
http://img233.imageshack.us/img233/4185/196859189b01fe5346fovt1.jpg

old mumbai pune highway
http://img233.imageshack.us/img233/7130/19685925644e640baecolv5.jpg

Ghats outside Kolhapur
http://img162.imageshack.us/img162/4677/187244644d93513fc76oqh1.jpg

http://img56.imageshack.us/img56/9365/1872445421f8a389909oyl2.jpg

magestom

August 13th, 2006, 12:50 PM

Bangalore-Mysore
http://img117.imageshack.us/img117/7569/15150530de4.jpg

http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/6639/delagrall2.jpg

1.
http://img83.imageshack.us/img83/6479/dscn3889xt7.jpg

2.
http://img93.imageshack.us/img93/7016/dscn3890gy0.jpg

3.
http://img83.imageshack.us/img83/6479/dscn3889xt7.jpg

4.
http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/7610/dscn3891yp6.jpg

5.
http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/1526/dscn3892nh5.jpg

6.
http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/3932/dscn3893my2.jpg

7.
http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/2046/dscn3894qk3.jpg

8.
http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/6774/dscn3895rb0.jpg

9.
http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/5456/dscn3896qe8.jpg[/img

10.
[img]http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/8490/dscn3899tb1.jpg

11.
http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/2663/dscn3900ou4.jpg

magestom

August 13th, 2006, 12:53 PM

East Coast Road(Chennai-Pondichery)
http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/8108/197086703bb9baa65c0ogp7.jpg

Some pics indiansunite found in this magazine called Frontline which carried out an article on the Indian National Highways..
http://img121.imageshack.us/img121/819/hi4qs9.jpg

http://img325.imageshack.us/img325/8430/hi2ha4.jpg

http://img190.imageshack.us/img190/7614/hi3it1.jpg

http://img530.imageshack.us/img530/5088/hi5dy8.jpg

magestom

August 13th, 2006, 12:57 PM

beautiful snaps of Mumbai - Pune Expressway,
Photo copyright : Thoughtographer
http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/7319/20578445960a8c683f9bqb7.jpg

Photo copyright : Naren_dheer
http://img108.imageshack.us/img108/7840/2099767258bbb0c735borg2.jpg

East Coast Rd Again.........
Towards Mahabalipuram
http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/7988/pict1376nk0.jpg

NH 45, Tamil Nadu, South Indiahttp://i8.tinypic.com/24erul5.jpg

NH 4, Tamil nadu
http://i8.tinypic.com/24erviu.jpg

oliver999

August 13th, 2006, 01:15 PM

Aw laawd for fick's sake stop feeding the trolls. This is Indian highways thread, not Chinese mining thread or whatever :rant:.
dont be so sensitive brother.
i am a chinese, i swear most chinese people hold friendly attitude towards india. we still have to learn something from india as for software industry. but i read from newspaper india not so friendily to china, is that right?
i think india should cut down the military expense , and turn into infrustructure . i am quite sure there will no war between india and china for many years.
needn't reply, not offense, hope you never mind.