Bangalore, Karnataka, November 23, 2010:

“The government is geared up to meet the target of building 20 km of highways a day. We are currently doing around 12 km a day. By next year, we will have work in progress on over 25, 000 km of highways. I am hopeful that we will soon be able to achieve 20 km a day target,” Kamal Nath, The Times of India, October 27th 2010

According to a recent survey done by IQPC, the major challenges in road construction is meeting project deadlines and upgrading existing construction techniques with the latest technologies and materials. The industry is actively searching for best practices in delivering projects within time frame and budget, constructing sustainable and low maintenance roads and most of all incorporating road safety into the design and planning of roads.

With the support of the International Roads Federation and Central Road Research Institute, Road Planning, Design and Construction India has been initiated with the aim of aiding the government to provide world class roads with world class technologies.

Road Planning, Design and Construction India, is where senior representatives from the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways India, National Highways Authority of India, State Road Transport Authorities, consultants and contractors are congregating at Le Meridien, Delhi from December 13-14, 2010.

It will be an international forum for all the road experts to engage in a variety of discussions focusing on recent projects and overcoming the challenges in designing, planning and constructing roads in India.

For more information on the conference participation, speakers, delegates, solution providers and log on to www.roadsandhighwaysindia.com.

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