The construction work of the 17.46 km long Shimla Bypass from Kaithlighat to Shakral to be constructed at a cost of Rs 1,850 crore commenced on Friday, officials said.
The Shimla bypass, which would reduce the distance between Kaithlighat and Dhalli from 40.1 km to 28.4 km, is divided into two stretches namely Package 1 from Kaithlighat – Shakral (17.46 km) and Package 2 from Shakral- Dhalli (10.98 km).
Four tunnels with a total length of 3.7 km will be constructed on the Kaithlighat to Shakral stretch besides 18 big bridges and 53 box culverts. The construction work of this section of Shimla bypass has been awarded to SP Singla Company by the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI), said NHAI Regional Officer Abdul Basit.
