To further strengthen and improve the road network in the state, Punjab Government is working strenuously and the construction of 1288-km 32 major road projects at a cost of Rs 55,000 crore are being implemented, said the state Public Works Minister Harbhajan Singh on Wednesday. The Minister, presiding over a review meeting with the officials of Public Works and National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), said that the State Government was committed to the overall development of the State. During the meeting, the Minister was apprised that NHAI was working on new road projects in the State, which included 1286 kms greenfield and 505 kms brownfield roads and works for 32 projects of 1288 kms have been awarded to the tune of around Rs 55,000 crores. Of these, eight projects are under implementation in the state and the Appointed Dates of the remaining projects is expected to be fixed shortly.