The Punjab Roads and Development Board has received the approval from Punjab Infrastructure Development Board for the development of four road corridors in the state, namely Hoshiarpur-Phargwara (35.50 km), Sirhind-Morinda-Ropar (43.22 km), Dakha-Raikot-Barnala (57.94 km) and Bhawanigarh-Nabha-Gobindgarh (55.42 km). The total cost of these projects is Rs 237.07 crore. These projects form part of the Punjab Road Sector Project (Phase 2, Tranche-III).
The tender for all the four projects was carried in Projectmonitor (November 14, 2005).
"The Hoshiarpur-Phargwara road project and Sirhind-Morinda-Ropar road project envisage upgradation on BOT basis with an investment of Rs 32.53 and Rs 55.63 respectively," a PIDB official said. Both these projects are in planning stage.
The Dakha-Raikot-Barnala road will be upgraded on BOT basis with an investment of Rs 78.66 crore. As part of this project Valecha Engineering has been awarded a contract valued at Rs 12.43 crore for improvement of the road from km 50.60 to km 75.60.
The Bhawanigarh-Nabha-Gobindgarh road is currently being upgraded on BOT basis. The project entails an investment of Rs 70.25 crore.