Pending NH road projects to get green signal from PM

Two long-pending road projects will get a boost with Prime Minister Narendra Modi set to give a green signal for the works when he visits the city on Monday.

Officials said the work on the six-laning of the National Highway between Nelamangala and Tumkur (NH 4), which has been pending for over a year, will begin within the next five months. “The project has been delayed due to the pandemic as the concessionaire period was extended by the courts in view of the losses suffered by the company. The PM’s green signal will help begin the work on the related projects like the Tumkur bypass which is being taken up in the first phase,” a senior National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) official said.