The Public Works Department (PWD) of Punjab has appointed Consulting Engineering Services (CES), New Delhi to prepare a detailed project report (DPR) of proposed four-laning of 82 km Ropar-Nawanshahr-Phagwara, which will submit its report in two months to the department.
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To improve road connectivity in Punjab through building railways over/under bridges, the State government has set aside Rs 318 crore. The government has planned to build a total of 14 ROBs and RUBs with the sum. Work on 9 under construction ROBs/RUBs are already set to be completed and they would be dedicated to the people of Punjab in next two months.
State govts clear Rs 200 bn expressway project
Union Road Transport and Highways Minister CP Joshi informed media persons that Delhi, Punjab and Haryana governments agreed to construct a 357 km Delhi-Ludhiana Expressway at an investment of Rs 20,000 crore. This would be a six-lane expressway between Ludhiana and the national capital and the route map for this would be finalised by next month, the minister
Punjab to build 8 new ROBs for better road connectivity
Eight more railway over bridges (ROBs) have been planned in Punjab by the State government. The bridges are to come up in the critical areas of the state that would improve the road connectivity major cities and towns substantially.
Board clears port project in Ludhiana
At a recent meeting of the Project Approval Board of Punjab government cleared the proposal to set up a dry port near Kila Raipur in Ludhiana.The board, which is headed by Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, cleared the project as the proposed port may boost industrialisation, trade and commercial activity in Punjab.
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IVRCL bags Haryana road proj
Haryana government awaÂrded Rs 1,201.70 crore order for four-laning a151 km stretch of a highway to IVRCL Assets & Holdings.The contract includes rehabilitation, up-gradation and widening of the existing carriageway to four-lane standards with construction of new pavement, rehabilitation of existing pavement, construction of bridges, drains, etc.
Rural roads Country roads, take me home
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PPP in rural roads and infra is our aim in 12th Plan
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BSNL Punjab services restored
After nearly a month of disruption, BSNL restored services between its landline telephones and private mobile operators.

