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Patna,(BiharTimes): Following the Planning Commission’s nod to sanction an ambitious Rs 1,100 crore ring-road project for Patna the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has invited tender from companies for preparing detailed project report (DPR) for the scheme.
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The plan is to link three NH-98, NH-19 and NH-30 from the ring roads of the capital. The project is aimed at easing traffic pressure on Bailey Road and Danapur-Gandhi Maidan Road.
According to the sources the state Road Construction Department officials had discussed the issue with the NHAI Secretary A K Upadhayay during latter’s recent visit to Patna. Upadhyay had also inspected the proposed site with the RCD officials.
After Upadhayay’s visit, a proposal was sent to the Planning Commission, seeking its opinion on financial feasibility of the project.
The road construction department (RCD) is also working on an ambitious plan to provide a smooth passage from Nepal to Jharkhand through a four-lane road while the rural works department (RWD) is working on plans to provide road linkage to all the habitats with a population of 250 by 2017.
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