The ministry of road transport & highways has cleared several road projects for Haryana.
Road transport and highways minister Kamal Nath has agreed for making a new Kaithal bypass in widening project of Ambala-Kaithal. It will also include road over bridge (ROB) and flyover with termination point at Titram More.
A bypass for Lakhanmajra and Julana Toll on NH-71 under NHO has also been approved. Apart from this, request for a bypass at Sorkhi was also agreed to, which will be funded by the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI).
The decision was taken at a meeting by Kamal Nath, Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda and Delhi chief minister, Shiela Dikshit at New Delhi. The main purpose of the meeting was to strengthen the road network considering the upcoming Commonwealth Games.
Hooda has urged Kamal Nath for declaration of some state highways as National Highways. These are : Ambala-Saha, Saha-Sahabad, Uklana Tohana Patran, Gurgaon-Jhajjar-Beri-Kalanaur-Meham, Rohtak-Bhiwani-Loharu-Pilani-Rajgarh, Sonepat-Gohana-Jind, Kaithal-Jind & Kaithal-Guhla-Punjab Border. Nath assured to consider the proposals and asked Hooda to take up the matter with the Planning Commission also.
On the issue of widening of Mehrauli-Gurgaon road linking Gurgaon to Delhi, it was spelt out by the concerned officers that from Andheria More to Delhi-Gurgaon border, the portion of Mehrauli-Gurgaon road can be broadened and made six-lane road by shifting central line without any problem of additional land acquisition.
On making the road six-laned beyond the border, Hooda said that the road could be widened to six-lane from Sikanderpur to Rajiv Chowk through sector 55 & 56, which is stretch of about 15 km. The land for broadening the road is available and there will be no need for additional acquisition of land.
While referring to the underpasses on the Eastern peripheral Expressway for catering to the need of Haryana as per their future plan projects, Nath asked the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) officers to discuss the matter with Haryana officers and accommodate their viewpoint.