Foundation for widening work on road leading from Jandiali to Kohara in Punjab was laid by the State PWD Minister Sharanjit Singh Dhillon on April 11. This road will serve as a bypass to the people of Dhanansu, Bhudewal, Mehlon and Paharuwal, and their distance to Sahnewal town will be cut short by several kilometres. A total of Rs 2 crore will be spent on this bypass road and it will be completed in three months.
Category: Roads & Highways
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Kullu Manali highway in Himachal cries for repair
The highway, National Highway No 21, is in a state of utter neglect in Shimla area despite the arrival of summer tourist season. Though, the local municipal council has made efforts to maintain the streets, lanes and by-lanes in the town but it is main highway that connects Manali with the outside world by road which is in a pathetic condition.
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CM gives nod for flyover at Gurgaon’s Rana Pratap Chowk
In Haryana, the State Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda has approved construction of a flyover at Maharana Pratap Chowk in Gurgaon. Once the flyover comes into being, it could provide a great relief to commuters. The area witnessed regular traffic snarls, especially during rush hour. Haryana Public Works (Building and Roads) Department will construct the flyover at an estimated cost of Rs 126.14 crore.
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Flyover helps bridge missing link in Mumbai
A 700-metre stretch passing below the Orange Gate-Wadala flyover part of Freeway through the Sewrisaltpan land will be the missing link between the Sewri-Wadala-Chembur road and Port or Mahul road. MMRDA sources said that this is the missing link which passes below the flyover's (between Orange Gate and Wadala) Wadala end up to Port road. Once we connect that, traffic will be able to move below the flyover too.
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Elevated road may decongest Delhi’s road
To decongest various arterial roads in south Delhi and cut down travel time, the Delhi government has decided to construct an elevated road to connect Chhatarpur with INA market. For this, the government is to carry out a feasibility study soon. The Delhi PWD Minister Raj Kumar Chouhan said the government has started the process of appointing a consultant to prepare the feasibility report for the project.
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Chichem village in Himachal to get road connectivity: CM
In Himachal Pradesh, the highest Chichem village situated at the height of 14,000 feet in Lahaul and Spiti district likely to be linked with the road connectivity soon after commissioning of under construction Chichem bridge as it would join Chichem and Kibber village in Lahaul and Spiti district together.
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Rs 5,000 cr to convert AP roads into National Highways
The Union government on April 9 stated that it would invest Rs 5,000 crore towards conversion of 10,000 km of state roads into National Highways over the next three-five years. Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways Sarvey Sathyanarayana said in Delhi that the Centre is to spend about Rs 5,000 crore in a phased manner and will complete 10,000 km National Highways in Andhra Pradesh in the next 3-5 years.
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Govt takes steps to accelerate award of road projects
The central government is reportedly taking steps to accelerate award of road projects under public private partnership (PPP) model. As part of this move, the union finance ministry plans to streamline the approval process for road projects, in line with the suggestion of the ministry of road transport and highways
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Govt takes steps to accelerate award of road projects
The central government is reportedly taking steps to accelerate award of road projects under public private partnership (PPP) model. As part of this move, the union finance ministry plans to streamline the approval process for road projects, in line with the suggestion of the ministry of road transport and highways
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MP govt to be consulted over Indore LIG link road’s width
Indore Development Authority (IDA) has once again sent a request to the Madhya Pradesh government to reconsider and keep the width of road to 18 metre against the proposed 24 metre in the master plan. The IDA's request follows as it is unable to get sufficient land and remove encroachments coming in the way of the proposed LIG link road.