Gadkari to inaugurate, lay foundation stone of Rs 11,595-cr highway projects in UP

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of Rs 11,595-crore highway projects in Uttar Pradesh, the government said Tuesday.

In addition, the minister will also lay the foundation stone of several projects under the Namami Gange programme, accompanied by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.

"Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways, Shipping and Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Nitin Gadkari will inaugurate and lay the foundation stones for 527 km length of NH (national highway) works amounting to Rs 11,595 crore in Moradabad, Meerut and Baghpat in Western Uttar Pradesh tomorrow," the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways said in a statement.

It said the minister will inaugurate in Moradabad the 146-km Aligarh-Moradabad stretch on NH-93 built at Rs 950 crore, and will lay the foundation stone of the 100-km long six-lane Hapur Bypass-Moradabad section of NH-24 to be constructed at a cost of Rs ...