The Punjab Government has given green signal to the massive reconstruction and repair programme of 5,490 km of State highways and arterial roads within one year’s time.
The State Public Works Department (PWD) Minister Janmeja Singh Sekhon on Monday reviewed the work plan chalked out by the State Government for the repair or construction of major highways and link roads in the State in 2015-16 in a high-level meeting with Chief Engineers of all the wings of the department.
During the meeting, the Minister monitored the progress on the work for special repair of 1,062 km long road network which was urgently required owning to their dilapidated condition, said an official spokesperson of the PWD (Buildings and Repair).
Similarly, the progress on the ordinary repair of 4,428 km long road network was also monitored by the PWD Minister.
“The Minister said the year 2015-16 would witness large scale infrastructural development in Punjab as the State Government would execute its comprehensive plan to repair all the major roads of the State besides constructing new links roads to strengthen road connectivity of the rural as well as urban areas,” he said.
Sekhon also directed the Chief Engineers to float the tenders for the construction of the link roads for which administrative approval have already been generated by the Punjab State Marketing Board.
The Minister has also instructed the Chief Engineers to ensure the construction of these link roads in stipulated time frame.