People will soon get relief from traffic jam between Zirakpur and Chandigarh after centre gives greenlights to six lane Zirakpur bypass. If everything goes well it wll get completed in a little over two years.
The long delayed Zirkapur bypass project is finally gotten approval from the central government. This project is hanging in the balance since 2013. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved its construction on Wednesday.
The project aims to decongest the overburdened Zirakpur-Chandigarh corridor by primarily diverting Himachal Pradesh-bound traffic from Delhi, Haryana, Patiala and Mohali.
Key chokepoints such as the Zirakpur-Patiala light point, Big Bazaar junction, Airport Road and K-Area point are expected to see reduced congestion.
Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw called the project the first of several to form a full Ring Road that will decongest the rapidly growing urban areas around Chandigarh, Mohali and Panchkula.
To further cut travel time for patients from Himachal Pradesh visiting PGIMER, a separate four-lane road from Majri Chowk in Mullanpur to Baddi via Siswan is also in the pipeline.
Currently, commuters have to maneuver through a single road from Baddi to New Chandigarh to reach PGIMER, causing regular bottlenecks.