LUCKNOW: Taking cognizance of heavy traffic jams near SGPGI campus on Rae Bareli Road, Lucknow MP and defence minister Rajnath Singh has asked the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) to explore the possibility of constructing a flyover on the route.
NHAI has been asked to prepare a detailed project report in this regard.
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The idea was mooted in a review meeting held last week, which was attended by NHAI member RK Pandey, road transport minister’s personal secretary Vaibhav Dange, PWD secretary and defence minister’s OSD KP Singh, Rajnath Singh’s Lucknow representative Diwakar Tripathi, regional officer and project director of NHAI Ragvendra Shukla and contractors.
Tripathi proposed a twolane flyover from Dubagga to Koneshwar intersection and asked for completing the tendering process by November end for linking of Khurammnagar and Kukrail flyovers.
Further it was decided to send a proposal via the defence ministry to declare the stretch on Mohana road, Harauni, Junabangaz, Mohanlalganj, Gosainganj as the national highway so that it could be widened to four lanes in the wake of the upcoming Brahmos missile factory.
NHAI project manager said the private company for the construction of Lucknow-Kanpur expressway would be decided by November end. By October 23, the tendering process will end. NHAI officials said that construction of flyover from IIM trisection will begin in November.
