Union Cabinet has approved the construction of 6 6-lane access-controlled Zirakpur Bypass. The length of this Bypass will be 19.2 Km. The budget allocated for this project is Rs.1878.31 crore. This bypass will connect Punjab to Haryana. According to the press release, "The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has approved the Construction of 6 lane Zirakpur Bypass starting from Junction with NH-7 (Zirakpur-Patiala) and ending at Junction with NH-5 (Zirakpur-Parwanoo) with a total length 19.2 Km in State of Punjab and Haryana under NH(O) on Hybrid Annuity Mode with a significant step to facilitate integrated transport infrastructure development under the PM Gatishakti National Master Plan principle."
The release also mentioned, "The Zirakpur Bypass starts from the junction with NH-7 (Chandigarh-Bathinda) in Zirakpur and follows the Punjab Government Master Plan in Punjab and terminates at the junction with NH-5 (Zirakpur-Parwanoo) in Panchkula of Haryana, thus avoiding the highly urbanized and congested stretch of Zirakpur in Punjab and Panchkula in Haryana."
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Objective Of Project
The main objective of this is to ease congestion in Zirakpur, Panchkula and nearby areas by diverting traffic from Patiala, Delhi, and Mohali. This will provide direct connectivity to Himachal Pradesh.
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The release also mentioned, "The current proposal aims at reducing the travel time and ensuring hassle-free traffic movement in the congested urban section of NH-7, NH-5 and NH-152."
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