Punjab approves ₹119-cr road widening project

road widening project in Punjab
The Punjab government has approved the four-laning of Mata Gujri Marg, also known as the killer stretch, from Patiala to Sirhind with a length of 29km and involving ₹119.6 crores investment. State public works department minister Vijay Inder Singla informed that the work on the stretch will start soon. The 8km stretch from Patiala to Baran has already been four-laned and a new steel-structured bridge has been proposed over the Bhakhra canal and an amount of ₹109.38 crore will be spent on the road, whereas the steel bridge on the Bhakhra canal will cost ₹10.22 crore. The Punjab government has accepted the long-pending demand of the residents of Patiala to four-lane the road from Patiala to Sirhind GT Road as Patiala-Chamkaur Sahib is not just an important route for social, business purposes, but also a religious route as it connects Gurdwara Dukhniwaran Sahib in Patiala, Gurdwara Fatehgarh Sahib and Gurdwara at Chamkaur Sahib.
📅 Published on: 20 December 2021
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