Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways Nitin Gadkari will be in Jhansi today to lay the foundation stone for National Highways projects worth nearly Rs 515 Crore in Bundelkhand region of Uttar Pradesh. He will be accompanied by Union Minister for Drinking Water and Sanitation, Uma Bharati.
The projects for which foundation stone will be laid include construction of a 1.1 km elevated highway and 4.6 km service road at Kalpi at a cost of Rs 44 Crore, two laning of the 41.4 km Harpalpur-Sugira section of NH 76 at a cost of Rs 208.5 Crore; two laning of the 29.9 km Kulpahada – Mahoba section of NH – 76 and NH-86 at a cost of Rs 148.96 Crore; intersection on Jhansi – Urai- Bara section of NH-27 at a cost of Rs 17.5 Crore for the development of East-West Corridor; provision of two Vehicle Under Passes at Medical Chauraha and Maheba Gurusaray on Jhansi – Urai- Bara section of NH-27 at a cost of Rs 96 Crore; provision of two LUps at Patelpur and Chauraon Jhansi – Urai- Bara section of NH-27 at a cost of Rs 48 Crore; provision of 21FOBs on Jhansi – Urai- Bara section of NH-27 at a cost of Rs 48 Crore.
