(a) whether the Jessore Road, the main link with Bangladesh, is not wide enough to
meet the demands of the growing traffic;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether the said road is also in dilapidated condition;
(d) if so, the action taken by the Government for widening and repair of this road; and
(e) the time by which the work is likely to be completed?
MINISTER OF THE STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SHIPPING, ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
(SHRI K. H. MUNIYAPPA)
(a) & (b) The portion of Jessore Road having a length of 68.4 km from Netaji Subhash
Chandra Bose International Airport to Indo-Bangladesh Border is with Central Government.
It comprises a length of 8.80 km of NH-34 from the airport to Barasat and entire length
of 59.60 km of NH-35. Width of NH-34 is two lane or more while NH-35 is mostly of
intermediate lane width except for end portion of about 3 km which is divided duel
intermediate lane carriageway. These width are not adequate to cope up with growing
traffic demand.
(c) to (e) These National Highways are being maintained in traffic worthy condition
within the available funds. Government has already planned widening of these National
Highways to 4/6 lanes under National Highway Development Project (NHDP) Phase-III on
Build, Operate & Transfer (BOT) toll basis and preparation of Detailed Project Report
is in progress. It is too early to indicate time frame for completion of the above
said work.