(a) whether the Government has approved to convert the Meerut-Mujaffarnagar-Saharanpur road into four lane;
(b) if so, the time by which the said construction work is likely to begin;
(c) whether the said highway i.e. Meerut-Mujaffarnagar-Saharanpur Road is proposed to be converted into four lane till Ambala;
(d) if so, the time by which it is likely to be completed; and
(e) if not, the reasons therefor?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SHIPPING, ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS(SHRI K.H. MUNNIYAPPA)
(a) to (e) Only Meerut-Mujaffarnagar section of National Highway No.58 has been approved for 4-laning under NHDP Phase-IIIA and the construction work is likely to start by March 2006 and targeted to be completed by December 2009.
Mujaffarnagar-Saharanpur is a State Road and not National Highway and hence its development to 4-Lane Road is the responsibility of the State Government concerned.
Saharanpur-Ambala National Highway is not proposed for 4-laning keeping in view the traffic intensity.