The National
Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has issued Letter of Award (LOA) for
development of national highway section in the state of Punjab under phase IV
of National Highways Development Projects (NHDP).
The details of
project are as follows:
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Sl. No.
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NH No.
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Section
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Length
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Project
Cost (Crore)
|
Contractor’s
name
|
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1
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344A
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4-Laning of
Phagwara - Rupnagar section
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81 km
|
Rs. 1444 crore
|
M/s G.R.
Infraprojects Ltd.
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The 81 km long Phagwara
- Rupnagar section passes through Banga Town and proposed Nawashahir bypass and
terminates at Rupnagar. This will be the shortest route for movement between
Amritsar and ‘The City Beautiful’, Chandigarh, two most important cities of
Punjab and also tourist hub for Sikh pilgrimage. The project will help in
expediting the improvement of infrastructure in Punjab and in reducing the time
and cost of travel.
The project will
have 4 structures (Grade separator/flyover), 1 major bridge, 22 minor bridges,
one Vehicular Underpass and one Pedestrian Underpass. The project would be
executed on Hybrid Annuity mode and scheduled time of completion of project is
30 months from the date of commencement.
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