Jammu Redefining
| January 12--January 26, 2014
A
N engineering marvel in the form of
four laning of Jammu-Srinagar
National Highway is nearing completion and if Chief Minister Omar Abdullah
is to be believed by the end of this year the
drive between Udhampur & Jammu is
going to be amazing. And by 2017 Jammu
Srinagar should take about 5 hrs.
Satisfied with the progress of the ongoing works undertaken by the National
Highway Authority of India Omar recently
claimed "am very pleased with the pace &
quality of work of AFCONS"
Four laning of National Highway would
not only enhance and upgrade the accessibility to the Kashmir valley from other
parts of the Country but help in a big way
to generate economic activities and jobs
for people in different fields of development.
During the inspection Omar was
informed that 5.12 kilometers Jammu Bye
Pass, 11.70 kilometers Nagrota Bye Pass
and 18-19 Kilometers Udhampur Bye Pass
have been completed.
While presenting the silent features of
the project, the officials of National
Highway Authority of India said that construction of 4-laning of Jammu-Udhampur
Highway involves construction of 64 major
and 61 minor 2-lane bridges, 220 culverts
and 4 twin tube tunnels.
They spelt out working schedule and the
time frame for completion of this stretch of
the project. It was stated a state of art Toll
Plaza at Kilometre 22 in Village Ban at the
end of Nagrota Bye Pass with automatic
vehicle classifier and count, weigh in
motion bridge, medical aids, ambulances,
cranes and highway traffic patrol is part of
the project. The Chief Minister appreciated
the work of National Highway Authority of
India and also laid stress on time bound
completion of the works.
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