Haryana Public Works Minister, Rao Narbir Singh on Friday said that construction work on making the 83.320-km section of Kundli-Manesar section of the Kundli-Manesar-Palwal Expressway six-laned at a cost of Rs 1,863 crore is likely to be completed by August, 2018.
Efforts would also be made to get it inaugurated by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, said he
The Prime Minister had recently dedicated the Kundli-Ghaziabad-Palwal Eastern Periphery way to the people, the Minister said.
Rao Narbir Singh said the 135-km Kundli-Manesar-Palwal Expressway project would cover five districts--Sonipat, Jhajjar, Gurugram, Mewat and Palwal. With completion of this project, traffic congestion would not only reduce in northern Haryana but also in the national capital region.
It would also provide quick link to Ghaziabad, Noida of Uttar Pradesh, and to Gurugram, Faridabad and Palwal districts of southern Haryana, said he.
The Minister further said with a view to finding a permanent solution to the problem facing the cyber city and the country's second corporate capital, Gurugram, the State Government has chalked out a consolidated Rs 779-crore plan for Rajiv Chowk, Signature Tower and IFFCO Chowk Junction.
To ensure smooth movement of traffic towards Delhi-Sohna-Jaipur and old Gurgaon, underpasses have been constructed at five places, and foundation stones is laid for Subhash Chowk-Sohna bypass and an elevated highway, he said.
During the last more than three years of the present government, special initiatives have been taken including strengthening of roads, metro extension and development of Regional Rapid Transit System and Corridor system, he added.