By 2016 Jammu-Srinagar Tunnel work to be completed
Two most important tunnel projects to cut the distance between twin capital cities of Jammu and Srinagar on Jammu-Srinagar National Highway would be completed in 2016.
On Banihal-Qazigund tunnel and Chenani-Nashri tunnel projects work are in progress. By June 2016 and May 2016 respectively, these projects are likely to be completed.
National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) and Border Road Organisation (BRO) are executing the construction work for widening of North-South corridor of National Highway 1-A from Lakhanpur, Kathua to Parimpora, Srinagar.
From Lakhanpur to Jammu (Kunjwani) the widening of the stretch has been completed, while work on Jammu- Udhampur stretch is in progress and is expected to be completed by December.
The work on Chenani-Nashri tunnel is going on in full swing and is expected to be completed by May, 2016 while the work on Udhampur-Cheneni road stretch is yet to be started.
As the approval for the stretch Ramban-Banihal is pending the work on this section has not been taken up so far.
Correspondingly there are two stretches which are being executed by NHAI and BRO as far as Banihal and remaining part of National Highway in Kashmir Division is concerned.
Source: Construction Week Online
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