Due to the government’s focus on connectivity, India’s road infrastructure has seen transformational development over the years and will see the same in the coming years. Now many hi-tech highways and expressways are being constructed in the country.
Himachal Pradesh will build 68 tunnels on highways, which will increase connectivity and reduce travel time.
These include 8-lane, 4-lane and elevated expressways. The special thing about these expressways is that they are equipped with many other facilities like automatic toll system. 85 kilometer long four lane road will be built underground in Himachal Pradesh.
For this, the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) has received the necessary approval from the Central Government and the Environment Ministry. Many tunnels will be built on this 85 kilometer long highway.
68 tunnels will be constructed by NHAI on various highways in Himachal Pradesh. Of these, work on 11 tunnels has been completed while work on 27 tunnels is still in progress. More than 50% of the detailed project report for the construction of these four-lane highways has already been completed.
Last year, due to the disaster of heavy rains in the state of Himachal Pradesh, the Kiratpur-Manali Highway in Kullu and Mandi was heavily damaged. Apart from this, Pathankot-Mandi and Pinjore-Nalagarh were also affected by the disaster.
After the damage caused on these highways, NHAI got suggestions to build tunnels after surveying the highways. Based on these suggestions, NHAI has made preparations to change most of the Four-lane highway through tunnels.
Once the tunnel is built, the distance on all four-lane roads in the state will be reduced by 126 km and the travel time of passengers will be reduced by 13 hours. Apart from this, traffic will not be affected due to snowfall and rain in Himachal.
In Himachal, construction work is going on on Pathankot-Mandi, Kalka-Shimal, Shimla-Mataur, Kiratpur-Manali and Pinjore-Nalagarh national highways. 68 tunnels are being constructed on these highways. Of these, 28 tunnels are planned to be built on the 41 km long Kiratpur-Manali highway.
Mumbai inaugurates longest underground road with advanced LED tunnels
Talking about the state of Maharashtra, former Chief Minister Eknath Shinde inaugurated the longest underground road within the city of Mumbai in March. With a length of 3.93 kilometres, the Mumbai Coastal Road project consists of two tunnels leading from the Princess Street flyover to Priyadarshini Park.
The project presented particular challenges in the design and execution of the tunnel lighting system. Equipped with advanced LED technology and intelligent control systems, the tunnels ensure excellent visibility, safety and energy savings.
