Gadkari launches 12 Punjab National Highway projects

Punjab witnessed a major step towards world class road connectivity in all major cities as Union Minister for Road Transport, Highways & Shipping Nitin Gadkari laid the foundation stones of 12 major National Highway projects worth Rs.10,596.19 crore at Ropar, Samrala and Jalandhar in the state. These road projects mainly include four-laning of Jalandhar-Barnala, Jalandhar-Hoshiarpur, Ropar-Phagwara, Kharar-Kurali, Chandigarh-Kharar, Kharar-Ludhiana roads besides an elevated road in Ludhiana city. The projects will provide world-class road connectivity to commuters between Doaba and Malwa along with adjoining Haryana and Himachal Pradesh in the next two years. Chandigarh would also be connected with four-lane roads with all major cities.