National Highway-8 work to be completed by June 2015: Minister

July 30, 2014

ASHOK KUMAR

The six-laning of the Gurgaon-Jaipur section of NH-8, a total stretch of 225 km, is running almost four years behind the schedule

All pending work on the Gurgaon-Jaipur section of National Highway-8 would be completed by June next year, said Union Minister of State for Road Transport, Highways and Shipping Krishan Pal Gurjar here on Friday. He said this following an inspection of the road from Rajiv Chowk to Manesar.

He accompanied Union Minister for Road Transport, Highways and Shipping Nitin Gadkari and Union Minister of State for Defence Rao Inderjit Singh.

Briefing the media persons about their review of infrastructure and traffic situation on the road, Mr. Gurjar said that he had written a letter to the Haryana Government in this connection and all issues concerning the construction of underpasses and foot over-bridges on the road from Kherki Dhaula to Jaipur would be resolved within a month following which the construction would be completed within a year. The six-laning of Gurgaon-Jaipur section of NH-8, a total stretch of 225 km, is running almost four years behind the schedule.

Replying to a query on the delay in execution of Kundli-Manesar-Palwal Expressway project, Mr. Pal said that the Union Government was willing to take over the project from the Haryana Government and complete it. “The decision in this regard would also be made within a month,” said Mr. Gurjar.

Running almost five years behind the schedule, the ambitious 135.65-km-long Kundli-Manesar-Palwal (KMP) Expressway project was conceived to reduce the commercial vehicles’ burden on Delhi roads. The project has made just 68 per cent progress since its commencement in 2006. No progress has been made over the past two years.

Mr. Singh said that the work on Hero Honda Chowk would commence soon and 75 per cent of the total expenditure on the project would be borne by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI). “The work on underpasses at Signature Tower, IFFCO Chowk and Rajiv Chowk would be carried out by the NHAI while the Municipal Corporation of Gurgaon provided the funds,” said Mr. Singh. The concept plan for the three underpasses has already been approved.

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