Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari addressed the 75th anniversary of Ashok Leyland Limited in Chennai Trade Centre and said the progress of National Highways projects in Chennai has been reviewed by him and the Bengaluru-Chennai Express Highway will start by this year-end or first month of next year.
“We are developing 36 green express highway and we are connecting Chennai to delhi…I reviewed the progress of National Highways projects in Chennai today. The Bengaluru-Chennai express highway will start by this year-end or January 2024…So, you can launch luxury buses and sleeper coaches in this sector…you can reduce the ticket rate by 30 per cent because the fuel cost will be very less…” said Nitin Gadkari.
