Rajya Sabha
Four laning of NH 24 Ghaziabad to Lucknow is being taken or proposed to be taken up as part of National Highway Development Project (NHDP). The status is as under:
(i) Four laning of Ghaziabad – Hapur section of NH 24 including Hapur bypass has already been completed.
(ii) Hapur – Moradabad section of NH 24 is being four laned under NHDP Phase-II. Moradabad – Bareilly – Sitapur section of NH 24 has been included under NHDP Phase –IIIB for which the approval is only for preparation of Detailed Project Report.
(iii) The work of four laning for the remaining stretch of NH 24 i.e. Sitapur – Lucknow section has been awarded under NHDP Phase-IIIA and is scheduled to be completed by June 2009.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Shipping, Road Transport and Highways, Shri K.H. Muniyappa in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.
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