New Delhi, Sep 28 (UNI) The 1.420 km flyover on NH-3 at Morena Town in Madhya Pradesh worth Rs 108 crore was dedicated to the Nation on Monday by Union Minister for Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Narendra Singh Tomar. Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan presided over the function, attended by Union Ministers Thawar Chand Gehlot, Faggan Singh Kulaste and Gen (Retd) V K Singh, local MPs, MLAs, apart from senior officers from the Centre and the State.
The flyover connecting Dholpur in Rajasthan and Gwalior in MP has been completed within the scheduled 18-month period on EPC Mode, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways said in a statement here.
Total length of the four-lane flyover structure is 780 metres, with 300 metre retaining wall approach towards Dholpur and 340 metre retaining wall approach towards Gwalior. The flyover has service road on both sides. The flyover will also decongest Morena city of crowded traffic which in turn save time and avoid fuel wastage.
Speaking on the occasion, Mr Tomar complemented Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari for quickly sanctioning this project and getting it completed within the scheduled time-frame.
He also thanked Union Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways Gen (Retd) V K Singh for actively pursuing this project. He said this stretch of road will go a long way in easing the traffic in this region.
The Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister said history has changed today with the construction of this flyover. Morena got whatever it asked from the Centre.
He outlined a number of development projects undertaken in the district. The Chief Minister called upon the people in Morena to not only witness the story of development, but also participate in it wholeheartedly.
Union Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways Gen (Retd) V K Singh said the government is concentrating on development facilitating convenience of the people.
The present stretch is important as it is a major connectivity road in the region. This flyover will also help in mitigating accidents on this earlier black spot, he added.
