Question : CONVERSION INTO FOUR LANE



(a) whether the Government proposes to convert the Delhi-Dehradun via Meerut-Muzaffarnagar highway into four lane;

(b) if so, the details thereof; and

(c) the time by which the above work is scheduled to be completed?

Answer given by the minister



THE MINISTER OF SHIPPING, ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS(SHRI T.R. BAALU )

(a) Yes, Sir.

(b) Delhi to Meerut section of National Highway (NH) No. - 58 is already four laned. The remaining stretch of Meerut - Muzaffarnagar - Haridwar - Dehradun of NH No. 58 and NH No. 72 in the States of Uttar Pradesh and Uttaranchal is identified under the proposed National Highways Development Project Phase -III (NHDP-III) on Built-Operate-Transfer

(BOT) basis.

(c) It is too early to indicate the time frame for completion as the NHDP-III project has not been approved.