Rs. 534 crore to develop highways in north Karnataka.

The Centre on Wednesday sanctioned Rs 536 crore to the National Highway’s Hubballi division to take up development and asphalting works on Hubballi-Vijayapura highway (NH 218) and construct Hubballi bypass connecting NH 218 with NH 62.

Dharwad MP Pralhad Joshi, who met top officials of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways here, told reporters that the Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari has sanctioned Rs 476 crore for repairing and asphalting of Hubballi-Vijayapura highway and Rs 60 crore to construct the bypass.

In the meeting, which was also attended by the Karnataka government officials, ministry officials directed the state officials to start repairing Hubballi-Vijayapura national highway immediately.

The repairing works include strengthening and widening of the road with paved shoulders and construction of a major bridge.

The meeting was held on the direction of Nitin Gadkari. Joshi, who met Gadkari on Tuesday, apprised him of the poor condition of the highways in north Karnataka and the Union Minister directed the officials to hold a meeting with the Dharwad MP and address the problems.

Deccan Herald