Uttar Pradesh to get 2 flyovers of 2.5 km in 18 months: Nitin Gadkari

In a series of tweets, he said these flyovers will be completed in 18 months.

Uttar Pradesh to get 2 flyovers of 2.5 km in 18 months: Nitin Gadkari
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New Delhi: Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Shri Nitin Gadkari has said construction of 2 flyovers of 2.5 km length at Kushinagar, place of Lord Buddha's Parinirvana in Uttar Pradesh has been sanctioned with a budget of Rs. 42.67 crore.

In a series of tweets, he said these flyovers will be completed in 18 months. He said with their construction, the arrival of domestic and foreign tourists will be facilitated and the problem of traffic jams of local people will be solved.

Shri Gadkari further said construction of Greenfield connectivity to Jewar International Airport (connecting Delhi Mumbai Expressway) from DND Faridabad - Ballabhag Bypass KMP link in Gautam Budh Nagar district under Bharatmala project in the state of Uttar Pradesh and Haryana with a budget of Rs 2,414.67 crore has been approved.

He said this road will be constructed on hybrid annuity mode with a total length of 31.425 km. He added that the construction period will be 2 years and connect Agra, Mathur,a and West UP.

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