One side of Pakhowal Road Rail Under Bridge to be opened for vehicular traffic in next 3 months: Bharat Bhushan Ashu

Ludhiana: Punjab Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs Minister Mr Bharat Bhushan Ashu today informed that one side of the upcoming Pakhowal Road Rail Under Bridge (RUB) would be opened for vehicular traffic in next three months time. Accompanied by Mayor Mr Balkar Singh Sandhu, Ludhiana Improvement Trust Chairman Mr Raman Balasubramaniam and MC Commissioner Mr Pardeep Kumar Sabharwal, Mr Ashu visited the construction site today and issued strict instructions to the concerned officials.

    It is pertinent to mention that the construction of a Rail Over Bridge (ROB) and two Rail Under Bridges (RUB’s) on Pakhowal Road has been a long pending demand of the city residents. This joint project is worth around Rs 120 crore and would provide much-needed respite from traffic congestion to the city residents.

    Mr Ashu informed that the ROB would be 839.83 meters in length and would be constructed from Sidhwan Canal side towards Hero Bakery side, along Pakhowal Road over existing Railway Track, the RUB 1 would be 458.20 metres in length (from Hero Bakery side towards Sidhwan Canal side, along Pakhowal Road under existing Railway Track), whereas the RUB 2 would be 1018.46 metres in length (from Ishmeet Road towards Rotary Club Road and Ferozepur Road & Ishmeet Road towards Pakhowal Road).

    He said that this project was one of the main promises that he had made with the residents of Ludhiana (West) constituency and that is why, he is personally monitoring it on day to day basis. He said that when one side of the RUB starts, it would provide much needed respite from traffic congestion faced by the residents due to ongoing construction work.

    Mr Bharat Bhushan Ashu also directed MC Commissioner to hold a meeting with the Railway authorities at the earliest so that there is no delay in this project.