Haryana approves Rs 9,700 crore road push, five city bypasses cleared

The Haryana government has approved a Rs 9,700 crore road infrastructure package that includes bypass projects for five cities and a policy for developing ring roads and national highways around urban areas.

Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini approved the projects at a meeting to finalise the state’s financial contribution to road projects being taken up under a master plan to decongest national highways passing through or near built-up areas.

The approved bypass projects cover Hisar, Kurukshetra-Ladwa, Narnaul, Jind and Sohna-Palwal.

The nearly 11-km Narnaul City Bypass will connect to NH-148B.

At Jind, an outer ring road and a four-lane bypass on NH-352 have been approved.

The Palwal-Sohna bypass from NH-919 will be redesigned and upgraded as a four-lane road over about 24 km.

The Hisar bypass will connect the Hisar-Rajgarh Road, or NH-52, with the Hisar-Delhi and Hisar-Kaithal roads.

The DPR for the Kurukshetra-Ladwa bypass has been prepared, with work expected to begin soon.

The state government will also formulate a policy for developing outer ring roads and national highways in line with the Centre’s policy framework.

A three-member committee comprising officials from the finance, public works and urban local bodies departments has been formed to work out Haryana’s share of the project costs under the proposed Centre-state funding arrangement.

The state also plans greenfield connectivity linking the DND-Faridabad-Ballabhgarh-KMP corridor and the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway with Jewar International Airport.

The land share for the Karnal Ring Road has been deposited, while construction of the ring road connecting Ambala City and Ambala Cantonment is under way.

The meeting also approved a railway underbridge on Civil Station Road in Sirsa on the Rewari-Bathinda railway line and several link-road projects in Mahendragarh and adjoining areas.

The package is intended to divert through traffic away from urban areas and ease congestion on national highways near growing towns and cities.