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CENTRE REVIEWS UP ROAD PROJECTS AS STATE PREPARES PRE-CONSTRUCTION PHASE, CENTRE FLOATS TENDERS
FY27 HIGHWAY DEVELOPMENT PLAN. India’s third bullet train project, connecting Chennai and
Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari recently Bengaluru, has moved into the early stages of development,
directed officials to accelerate the next phase of National with the Centre floating tenders for pre-construction activities INFRASTRUCTURE
Highway expansion in Uttar Pradesh during a review meeting with for the 306.2-km high-speed rail corridor.The tender requires the
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. The review comes after the state contractor to work on the updated alignment of the project, which
completed 1,010 km of National Highway projects and attracted currently includes eight stations. Three stations will be located in
road infrastructure investments worth `23,445 crore during FY2025- Tamil Nadu — Chennai Central, Poonamalle and Parandur. While
26 and up to May 2026. the National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL) had
With the focus now moving towards the FY27 project pipeline, proposed a station at Parandur in its original detailed project report
officials were instructed to expedite key pre-construction activities, (DPR), the latest tender has designated it as a “future station”. The
including land acquisition, forest clearances and utility shifting, remaining stations have been classified as “stop stations”.
for 10 National Highway projects spanning 267 km that are The project is targeted for completion by 2035 and is expected to
currently under tendering. The meeting also discussed a broader significantly reduce travel time between Chennai and Bengaluru.
infrastructure roadmap, including the proposed 742-km Shamli- The bullet train, designed to operate at speeds of up to 350 kmph,
Gorakhpur access-controlled corridor, four-lane connectivity to is expected to bring the journey time down to less than an hour,
33 district headquarters, development of new ring roads and compared with the current travel time of around seven hours. The
bypasses, and preparation of detailed project reports (DPRs) for upcoming Chennai-Bengaluru Expressway is expected to reduce
the Ayodhya-Gonda and Rewa-Ranchi highway corridors. road travel time to about three hours.
The review signals a shift from completing the ongoing National According to the terms of reference, the first station will be
Highway pipeline to planning the next phase of road development developed on the western side of Chennai Suburban Railway
in Uttar Pradesh, with a focus on improving connectivity for Station. It will be connected to Chennai Central railway station
industries, logistics networks, airports and religious tourism and the Chennai Metro network through 100-metre and 50-metre
destinations. linkages, respectively.
The corridor will feature three tunnels, including a 1.7-km tunnel
BIG INFRASTRUCTURE PUSH PLANNED TO TRANSFORM near Chennai Central. The remaining stretch will be developed
SAROJINI NAGAR. as an elevated corridor passing through key locations such as
A series of major infrastructure projects worth several thousand Perambur, Kolathur, Integral Coach Factory (ICF), Grand Northern
crore rupees are set to transform Sarojini Nagar into a key Trunk Road near Madhavaram, Padi, Chennai Bypass, Chennai-
connectivity and development hub, local MLA Rajeshwar Singh Thiruvallur Highway, Annanur, Poonamalle and Arakkonam.
said recently. Singh said the projects, being undertaken under The Chennai-Bengaluru bullet train corridor is part of India’s
the leadership of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, are aimed at broader high-speed rail expansion programme aimed at
improving road connectivity, boosting industrial growth and easing improving intercity connectivity and reducing travel times between
traffic movement in the constituency. major urban centres.
Highlighting key projects, Singh said the `5,000-crore, 50-km Link
Expressway will connect the Agra Expressway with the Purvanchal MYSURU-KUSHALNAGAR HIGHWAY PROJECT GAINS
Expressway, creating a major transport corridor and supporting MOMENTUM, TARGETED FOR COMPLETION BEFORE DEC
industrial development. He added that the `4,700-crore, 65- 2027
km Lucknow-Kanpur Elevated Road will cut travel time between Mysuru-Kushalnagar Highway Project Gains Momentum,
Amausi Airport and Kanpur to around 40 minutes, reducing Completion Targeted Before December 2027. The Mysuru-
congestion and facilitating trade and commerce. Kushalnagar Highway project under NH-275 is progressing steadily,
The MLA said ongoing infrastructure works include six bridges with construction activity advancing across all four packages and
with a combined cost of `499.51 crore, restoration of 11 canal land acquisition nearing completion, according to official data.
embankments involving an investment of `492.34 crore, and Around 18.3% of the overall construction work has been
construction and strengthening of 165 roads worth `216 crore. completed, while land acquisition has reached the final stage
He further said more than 1,900 roads have been developed across the project corridor. Of the nearly 560.4 acres required
across the constituency through various civic agencies at a cost for the project, 98% of the land hasbeen made available for
of `144 crore. packages 2 and 3, 97% for package 4 and 96% for package 5.
The Public Works Department has sanctioned `163 crore for Construction progress varies across the project packages.
widening the 11.5-km Bani-Mohanlalganj Road into a four-lane Package 2, covering 22.7 km, has achieved 13.6% completion,
corridor, while the Uttar Pradesh State Industrial Development while package 3, spanning 24.1 km, has recorded 24.5% progress.
Authority (UPSIDA) has developed four roads at an estimated cost Package 4, covering 26.5 km, is 18.4% complete, and package 5,
of `514.5 crore, Singh said. Other major infrastructure projects extending across 18.9 km, has achieved 16.6% progress.
in the area include the Lucknow-Kanpur Expressway, Outer Ring The highway project is targeted for completion before December
Road (Kisan Path), Amausi and Piparsand railway underpasses, 2027. Mysuru MP Yaduveer Wadiyar said the remaining land
the Arjunganj-Cantt bridge, the Haroni rail overbridge, and the acquisition work would be completed shortly, paving the way for
widening of Lucknow-Mohan Road. further progress on the project.

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