The construction work of the Greenfield Eastern Bypass and the third phase of the Western Bypass, a part of the outer ring road of the city, has begun. It is an ambitious project of the Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, which aims at easing out the traffic congestion on National Highway-44 and improve the connectivity of the city with the surrounding areas.
The project consists of two components – the Greenfield Eastern Bypass between Shamgarh and the Bastara toll plaza and the third phase of the Greenfield Western Bypass, which is between the Bastara toll and Samalkha village near Munak Road — is being developed by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) under the Bharatmala Pariyojana programme, said a senior NHAI official.