New Delhi, April 03: The Union Minister
for Road Transport & Highways, Shipping, Water Resources, River Development
and Ganga Rejuvenation, Shri Nitin Gadkari informed that over 9Thousand 829 kms
of National Highways were constructed during the year 2017-18. As compared to
last year, this represents 20 per cent growth when 8Thousand 231 kms were
constructed. 17055 kilometres road length was awarded in this year, against
15948 kilometres last year. Expenditure of Rs 1Lakh 16Thousand 324 crore was
incurred on construction of National Highways during the year 2017-18.
Addressing media in
New Delhi today, the Minister announced adoption of international system of
counting of Lane Kilometres from the coming Financial Year onwards. He said,
the ministry has so far been calculating construction of National Highways in
linear length, which did not truly reflect the amount of work completed.
Informing further, Shri Gadkari said that
the work on construction of Eastern Peripheral Expressway has been almost
completed, and will soon be opened for public. This fully access-controlled
expressway will have entry and exit points through designated interchanges
only. Adding further, he said that the Toll will be collected only for the
distance travelled, for which and the toll plazas will be equipped with
electronic toll collection system. The Minister said, this project worth Rs
4420 crore is going to be completed in a record time of about 500 days, against
the targeted 910 days. This will be the first expressway to be fully solar
powered. Eight solar power plants of four megawatt capacity have been installed
on the expressway. The expressway will reduce pollution and decongest the
national capital, as non-Delhi bound commercial vehicles will not enter the
city.
The Minister also announced
that the work on construction of 14-lane highway from Delhi to Dasna, under the
ambitious Delhi-Meerut Highway project, will be completed in record time of 15
months, against the targeted 30 months. A cycle track of 2.5 metres on both
sides of the highway is a unique feature. Two new 4-lane bridges on both sides
of the existing major bridge on river Yamuna will convert it to a 16-lane
bridge. This is the first bridge in the country to have vertical gardens with
solar system and drip irrigation.
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