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Moradabad to Bareilly Highway to Become 6-Lane to Ease Traffic Jams
- •The National Highways Authority of India has approved the proposal to widen the 121-kilometer highway between Moradabad and Bareilly into six lanes.
- •The project includes the construction of 242 kilometers of service roads, 14 Railway Overbridges, 14 major bridges, and 32 minor bridges.
- •Two-wheelers will be required to use the service road instead of the main highway once the project is completed.
- •Opening of new dhabas and petrol pumps within a radius of five kilometers will be banned to prevent haphazard construction.
- •Land acquisition process under Section 3-A of the Land Acquisition Act will soon begin following alignment approval.
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The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has approved a proposal to convert the 121-kilometer-long highway from four lanes to six lanes to ease traffic pressure and reduce congestion. Additionally, the project includes building 242 kilometers of service roads, 14 railway overbridges, 14 major bridges, 32 minor bridges, 55 culverts for light vehicles, and six interchanges.
Once the highway is expanded to six lanes, two-wheelers will be prohibited from using the main highway and will be required to use the designated service roads instead.
Following the approval of the highway alignment, the land acquisition process will begin under Section 3-A of the Land Acquisition Act. Landowners will be invited to submit objections regarding the declared land plots, and construction work will advance after resolving these objections and distributing compensation.
