: The 42-km Thiruvananthapuram City Road Improvement Project (CRIP) has been conferred the Global Road Achievement Award (GRAA) 2015 by the International Road Federation (IRF) based in Alexandria, Virginia, USA.
The award for the project, executed by IL&FS Transportation Networks, is in the Urban Planning & Mobility category. The selection was made by an independent, international panel of judges with expertise across major road and highway disciplines.
“This award is more like Oscar of the infrastructure industry and we are proud of being recognised so,” Project Director, Thiruvananthapuram Road Development Company Ltd. Anil Kumar Pandala said. The model adopted for road development and maintenance has become a trend-setter for the development of road network in the entire State.
The IRF is a non-governmental organisation that promotes the development and maintenance of roads, with focus on safety and sustainability. The award will be presented on September 17 at the First IRF Europe & Central Asia Regional Congress.
The award for the project is in the Urban Planning & Mobility category.
