Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Tuesday approved Rs750 crore project for repair and strengthening of 6,500 kilometre link roads in the State.
Chairing a meeting to review the progress of strengthening of ongoing road infrastructure projects, Badal finalized repair, widening and up-gradation of 6,500 kilometre link road stretches in the State.
Badal gave directions to officers of Public Works Department to ensure the construction as early as possible.
He said that the project of connecting all towns and cities to 4/6 lane roads were going on war footing and the repair, widening and refurbishment of link road work should be executed on full swing.
The Chief Minister also took stock of ongoing Rs1,115 crore project of strengthening of road infrastructure of 7,825 kilometres link road and directed the authorities concerned to accomplish this project before June 30.
Additional Chief Secretary of PWD informed that more than 56 per cent construction under this project had been completed while the remaining work would also be finished within stipulated time frame.