Nitin Gadkari lays foundation of Rs 323 cr highway projects in Karnataka

NewsBharati    16-Jan-2021 15:30:03 PM
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Bengaluru, January 16: Boosting the socio-economic development of Hubballi & Dharwad and strengthening the road network in Karnataka, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari laid the foundation stones for two national highway projects in Karnataka, to be built at a cost of ₹ 323 crores.

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The projects pertain to the construction of an elevated corridor at Rani Chennamma Circle in Hubballi city and the construction of a four-lane road and minor bridge near Dastikoppa Kalaghatgi Tq on NH 63.
 
 
 
The Minister also announced that a decision is taken for 13 highway projects of 847 kilometers at a cost of Rs 21,000 crore in North Karnataka. This will include four laning of Hubballi-Dharwad bypass and Dharwad-Belagavi stretch of the highway. Nitin Gadkari laid the foundation stone for the construction of an elevated corridor at Rani Chennamma Circle in Hubballi.
 
Talking about the project, Gadkari said an elevated corridor at Rani Chennamma Circle and four-laning of NH Road near Dastikoppa village in the Hubballi Dharwad area will reduce travel time from railway junction to airport, adding that this will also make the road safer and reduce pollution.
 
Four-laning in Dastikoppa village will reduce accidents and enable unhindered traffic between Dharwad and Karwar cities which are the industrial and educational hub of the state, he added. Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa, Union ministers Pralhad Joshi, Sadanand Gowda, and VK Singh participated in the event besides MPs and MLAs from Karnataka.