Nitin Gadkari says 4 lane wide section from Phagwara to Rupnagar on NH-344A is being executed in Hybrid Annuity Mode
With an ambition to give a major boost to the road infra in
Punjab, NHAI has developed a 4 lane wide section from Phagwara to Rupnagar on
NH-344A.
In series of tweets Union Minister for Road Transport and
Highways Nitin Gadkari said the project is being executed in Hybrid Annuity
Mode at a cost of ₹1,367 Crore spanning a length of 80.82 km. The section
connects major cities Amritsar - Jalandhar - Chandigarh and extends mobility to
Kapurthala, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Ropar, and Mohali.
The Minister said the alignment lessens the travel time from
Jalandhar to Chandigarh to almost half and provides direct access to
Khatkarkalan, which is the ancestral home of Shaheed Bhagat Singh.
Gadkari said resonating the vision of Prime Minister Narendra
Modi to build sustainable infrastructure, this Green Highway is fully saturated
with healthy flowering plants throughout the stretch. It is also considered to
be one of the safest highways in Punjab and stimulates socio-economic
development in the region.