Contract for widening of Kharar-Ludhiana section of NH awarded
NHAI has issued Letter of Award (LOA) for development under NHDP Phase-V.
Development of the 76 km long Kharar-Ludhiana section involves 6-laning of 54 km and 4-laning of 22 km of National Highways.
The project National Highway-5 starts at Kharar town, passes through Morinda bypass, Khamanno town, proposed Samrala bypass and terminates at Ludhiana.
It will improve connectivity and faster movement of traffic from Industrial hub of Ludhiana to Chandigarh and other parts of North India, the release said.
The project shall also provide alternate connectivity of Chandigarh to NHAI-1, as well as for the traffic from South-West Punjab to the Chandigarh city.
The project will have two major Bridges, six minor Bridges, eight flyovers, six vehicular underpasses, 10 pedestrian Underpasses, 126 culverts, 46 km long service lane, nine major Junctions, 253 minor junctions and 8 km long bypass at Samrala.
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