Jabalpur gets Rs.2,367cr road projects
Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari has laid foundation stones of 15 National Highway projects costing Rs.8,038 crore with a total length of 499 km in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, on 30 Jan 2024.
The projects include widening of Ayodhya bypass section, 4-lane widening of Budhni to Shahganj section, 4-lane widening of Shahganj to Bari, 2-lane construction of Morena, Ambah and Porsa bypass, 2-lane construction of Sheopur Gorsa from Madhya Pradesh-Rajasthan border.
Widening of Budhni to Shahganj section will increase connectivity in the state. The road connecting Sehore and Raisen will connect three highways in Madhya Pradesh.
With the widening of Ayodhya bypass section, passengers traveling from Kanpur to Bhopal will get relief from traffic jams.
Madhya Pradesh is developing as a new industrial and agricultural hub with construction, reconstruction and widening of roads through these projects.
Giving new impetus to the progress of Jabalpur with better road connectivity, Gadkari also inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of 9 National Highway projects costing Rs.2,367 crore and total length of 225 km in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh.
Foundation stones were laid for:
upgradation work of road from Gulganj Bypass to Barna River;
2-lane road upgradation work from Barna River to Ken River;
upgradation work with 2-lane paved shoulder from Shahdol to Sagartola, Lalitpur-Sagar.
construction of a total of 23 VUPs, bridges, service roads in the Lakhnadon section, construction of a total of 3 foot over bridges at Suktra, Kurai and Khawasa;
improvement work of 2 black spots at Ghunai and Banjari valley.
These projects will improve the connectivity of the surrounding campus. Time and fuel will be saved and the area will develop from economic, social and tourism point of view.
Among the projects inaugurated were a 1.5 km long bridge which has been constructed on Jamni river on Tikamgarh-Jhansi road at a cost of Rs.43 crore. This will make it easier to reach Orchha, the tourist destination of Rajaram’s temple. Fiinews.com
