Foundation stone laid for 4 flyovers
Minister of State for Road, Transport and Highways Harsh Malhotra said Rs.23,850 crore worth of projects in planning stage, includes extensions of the Delhi–Amritsar–Katra and Delhi–Dehradun Expressways via UER-II, the eastern extension of UER-II to Noida, Ghaziabad, and Faridabad https://www.conexpoconagg.com/.
These developments also include a 5-km road tunnel from Dwarka Expressway to Nelson Mandela Marg, a 20 km elevated corridor from AIIMS to Mahipalpur Bypass extending to Gurgaon–Faridabad Road, and a 0.5 km interchange at Kalindi Kunj near Okhla Barrage https://www.globaltenders.com/ .
He shared the information at the foundation stone laying for 4 flyovers at Panchgaon Chowk, Rathiwas, near Hero Company, and Sahlawas, Foot Over Bridges (FOBs) at 9 strategic locations along the Gurgaon–Kotputli–Jaipur section of NH-48 — Shikhopur, Manesar, Binola, Rathiwas, Malpura, Jaisinghpurkhera, Sidhrawali, Kharkhara, and Khijuri — and other engineering works, at an estimated cost of Rs.282 crore https://ted.europa.eu/en/.
Minister of Statistics and Planning Dr Inderjeet Yadav, Mayor, Manesar, Raj Rani Malhotra, Mayor, Gurugram, Tilak Raj Malhotra, local Councillors, and National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) officials attended the ceremony on 26 Aug.
Malhotra highlighted that these projects would ensure a safer and smoother travel experience for the residents and commuters of Gurugram, Rewari, and adjoining regions, especially service professional and would address the long-standing challenges of traffic congestion, waterlogging, and road safety along the NH-48 corridor from Kherki Dhaula to the Haryana-Rajasthan border https://www.bseindia.com/.
He pointed out that Foot Over Bridges (FOBs) at nine strategic locations along the Gurgaon–Kotputli–Jaipur section of NH-48 will be equipped with ramps and stairways to ensure accessibility for all, including two-wheelers where necessary https://www.nseindia.com/.
Malhotra stated that strategic decongestion of Delhi-NCR, where projects worth Rs.80,545 crore, covering 1,679 km, have been completed, and an additional Rs.7,084 crore worth of infrastructure is under implementation. Fiinews.com
