Gadkari lays foundation Stone for 336 km of 10 National Highway Projects in UP
Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari virtually laid the Foundation Stone of 10 National Highway Projects for 336 km worth Rs 14169 Crore in Mathura in Uttar Pradesh. With the development of the Mathura-Hathras-Budaun-Barielly Highway connectivity and traffic issues will be resolved at pilgrimage and tourist places. With the construction of a bypass connecting Agra Inner Ring Road and Yamuna Expressway, the city of Agra will get rid of traffic jams. The construction of Agra - Jalesar - Etah road will facilitate the traders of the brass industry.
Gadkari also announced
today the development of 84 Kosi Parikrama Marg of Braj. This route will be
declared as a new National Highway and will be included in Bharatmala Project
Phase-II. He said this route will be made like the 84 Kosi Parikrama Marg of
Ayodhya and will be connected to all the major pilgrimage sites in the
vicinity. Apart from Mathura, this route will pass through the border areas of
Rajasthan, Haryana, he added.
Overall these projects
will facilitate trade and ease of doing business. Glass and the bangles industry
will get a special impetus. There will be economic development alongwith an increase
in employment opportunities with the coming of these Highway projects.