Farmers Movement Archive

Now, 8-laning of PAP ROB proposed

Jalandhar, June 8To decongest the vehicular traffic on the Jalandhar-Amritsar National Highway near the PAP Chowk railway overbridge (ROB), Deputy Commissioner Varinder Kumar Sharma and Commissioner of Police Gurpreet Singh Bhullar today gave in-principle approval to the PAP-ROB eight-laning project.Both officers today held a brainstorming session with National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) officers at the District Administrative Complex. They said the NHAI would construct four additional lanes along with the ROB. They said the widening project of the ROB has also been submitted to the Railway Ministry by the NHAI and a team of railways had also visited the site recently.They said the NHAI would also construct two roundabouts on PAP Chowk and Rama Mandi Chowk for streamlining of the traffic with provisions of traffic lights. They also asked the PSPCL to coordinate with the NHAI for ensuring speedy shifting of some electric transmission lines near the site.They also asked the NHAI officers to make sure that trenches/drains along the retaining wall of the flyover were made underground to make the movement of traffic hassle-free and smooth.The duo said they would regularly monitor the progress of these projects by holding such meetings in coming days too.Additional Deputy Commissioner Vishesh Sarangal, Deputy Commissioner of Police Naresh Dogra, ADCP Gagnesh Kumar, Assistant Commissioner of Police HS Bhalla and NHAI Project Director Col Yogesh Chander (retd) were among those others present.

The Tribune

2020-06-09