To decongest arterial roads, two stretches in Industrial Area to be widened for ₹10 cr

CHANDIGARH: For decongesting the Madhya Marg and Dakshin Marg, and for improving the connectivity to Panchkula, the widening of two roads in the city’s Industrial Area, Phase 1, is slated to begin in a month’s time.

The ₹10-crore project is scheduled to be completed by year-end.

The first road connects the Poultry Farm Chowk (Junction 39 on the Dakshin Marg) to the Chandigarh Transport Undertaking (CTU) workshop in the Industrial Area. The second one runs parallel to Madhya Marg and Dakshin Marg, passing through the Industrial Area and connects Purv Marg to the Chandigarh railway station.

“The road coming from the Poultry Farm Chowk will be widened by 14 feet, and extended from its current width of 40 ft to 54 ft. Six feet will be added on one side, and eight on the other,” said a senior UT engineering department official privy to the development.

From CTU to railway station light point, the road will be widened by 6-8 ft.

The widening of these two roads will considerably reduce traffic on Madhya Marg and Dakshin Marg, and support the new underpass to be constructed through the Chandigarh railway station connecting Chandigarh and Panchkula.

The underpass is part of the railway station’s development and expansion plan. To be constructed by the railways, the 258metre-long underpass will run from Garcha Chowk to Mauli Jagran. It is planned to be 5.5 metres high and 15-metre wide.

CYCLE TRACK TOO

In addition to the widening of the road, construction of a cycle track from Junction 39 to CTU workshop is also part of the project.