The foundation stone for the construction of the 14.7 km long elevated road in the city will be laid on September 15. The foundation ceremony will be held in the presence of Union Ministers Nitin Gadkari, Jyotiraditya Scindia and Narendra Singh Tomar. According to sources in the administration and the BJP, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan is also expected to participate in this program.
In the first phase, six and a half km of the elevated road will be constructed.
Earlier, the Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways had sanctioned Rs 407 crore, while the state government had approved about Rs 41 crore for this road. However, it is learnt that the entire project is expected to cost Rs 829 crore.
In the first phase, a road will be constructed from the Laxmibai Samadhi Sthal to Triple ITM. There will be 200 to 225 pillars in these six and a half roads. There will be dividers on the road as well as walls on both sides. There is also provision for electricity. For this, the contract has been awarded to Srimangalam Buildcon of Gujarat for Rs 363.42 crore. In its second phase, the road will be extended to Hanuman Dam. According to the project, the road will be four lane and will have lops at many places.
Speaking to media persons here, Energy Minister in the Government of Madhya Pradesh Pradyuman Singh Tomar said that the elevated road is the result of the relentless efforts of Jyotiraditya Scindia. The minister and BJP District President Kamal Makhijani along with other BJP leaders are expected to inspect the arrangements for the foundation stone laying program.