Ensuring smooth flow of vehicular traffic across the state, the Chhattisgarh government has recently launched the construction of 17 road bypasses across cities in 11 districts under NHDP-IV and allied schemes, State PWD Minister Rajesh Munat, said. In addition, 20 bypass roads have also been approved at a cost of Rs 589 crore and the building work will be started very shortly. He added that 46 bypass roads are currently being laid around urban pockets of Chhattisgarh at a cost of Rs.1,223 crore. Another 26 bypass roads have been approved which are away from urban pockets of Munat. One of the projects among these roads is the 8-km long 'Kondagaon bypass in Bastar district for which Rs.10 crore has been sanctioned. Likewise, Rs.17 crore have been sanctioned for 24-km long Jagdalpur bypass No.2, Rs.11 crore for 11-km long Balod bypass, Rs.17 crore for 8 km-long Tilda-Neora bypass road, Rs.10 crore for 10-km long Nandini city road and Rs.12 crore are among the many others where the construction work has been launched recently.
