Amritsar to Bathinda in two hours! Two big road projects boost Punjab’s infrastructure; details here
In a move to boost infrastructure in Punjab, the Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Shipping and Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Nitin Gadkari is inaugurating two big road projects. Also, he is laying the foundation stone of 2-laning with paved shoulders of the Munak-Jhakhal-Budhlana section of NH-144B in Punjab.
Big infrastructure boost for Punjab: In a move to boost infrastructure in Punjab, the Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Shipping and Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Nitin Gadkari is inaugurating two big road projects. The first road project is the upgraded 4-lane NH-15 from Amritsar to Bathinda and the second road project is the NH-64 from Zirakpur to Bathinda. Other than inaugurating these two road projects, the Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways is also laying the foundation stone of 2-laning with paved shoulders of the Munak-Jhakhal-Budhlana section of NH-144B in Punjab.
According to the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, the 175 km NH-15 stretch has been developed at a cost of Rs 2,893 crore. Moreover, the project has been completed in a time frame of 24 months. The ministry in a press release stated that the move will benefit people travelling between Amritsar and Bathinda as now it will just take two hours to travel between these two cities. Also, the Harike bypass on the national highway will help to minimize the traffic and resultant pollution in the Harike city. Under this road project, 3 ROBs, 5 flyovers, 12 underpasses and 31 large junctions have been developed, the ministry said.