4 years later, Dhuri railway line overbridge finally opened.

It was way back in 2010 that the Public Works Department of Punjab announced Rs. 328 crore for the construction of a bridge over Dhuri railway line to ease the flow of traffic for commuters crossing Ludhiana to other districts.

However, the project stuck due to shortage of funds and it was not completed within the deadline of two years as committed by Deputy CM Sukhbir Singh Badal.

The Dhuri bridge was finally thrown open to public on Wednesday and PWD minister Sharanjit Singh Dhillon along with Mayor Harcharan Singh Gohalwaria inaugurated the bridge. The project has been completed after a delay of two years.

With opening of this route, the commuters travelling from Ferozepur road to Chandigarh and Delhi will not have to face internal city traffic. Almost 40 minutes will be saved for people travelling to Chandigarh and Delhi from Ferozepur road.

Travelling time to Doraha will also be reduced by 15 minutes from Ludhiana as city traffic will be avoided with this outer route. Similarly, people travelling to places such as Ahmedgarh, Patiala and Sangrur need not enter city traffic and can cross Ludhiana from this outer route directly.



THE INDIAN EXPRESS