Nitin Gadkari reviews progress of highway projects in Haryana

Gurugram, July 17

To accelerate the development of highway infrastructure in Haryana, several road projects related to the NHAI will now be expedited. A review meeting was held under the chairmanship of Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari. The meeting was also attended by CM Nayab Singh Saini and Union Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways Harsh Malhotra.

Among various projects that were discussed included the Kherki Daula Toll Plaza, new ring road for Kurukshetra, connecting Jewar International Airport with Faridabad-Ballabgarh Bypass from Mohna, Rohtak-Jind four-lane highway, Jind-Gohana four-lane highway, Delhi-Amritsar Expressway, Ambala-Kala Amb highway, and under Bharatmala project, six-lane Ambala-Shamli highway of Bareli-Ludhiana Corridor, Ambala and Karnal ring roads, four-lane Ismailabad-Ambala highway in Ambala-Kotputli corridor, and Pinjore bypass.

Saini said construction of projects that are more than 90 per cent complete will be finished in next three to four months. The CM also raised demand for a bypass in Kurukshetra to reduce traffic. Gadkari sought a feasibility report from the NHAI for the same. He discussed the plans to explore the possibilities of creating bird parks near the national highways. “Approximately four acres will be required for this. These bird parks will be established on a large scale, and the NHAI will be responsible for their development,” said Gadkari.