East-West corridor UP stretch to be ready by June 2011

According to National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), work on the 653 km stretch of East-West corridor project in Uttar Pradesh will be completed by June this year. Almost all the sections of the highway are complete except two Railway over Bridges (ROB) - one near Barabanki-bypass and one in Unnao on Lucknow-Kanpur highway. Work on minor stretches on Ayodhya bypass, Gorakhpur bypass and Lucknow bypass are also to be completed shortly. Contact: National Highways Authority of India. Tel: 011-2507 4100, 2507 4200. Fax : 011-2509 3507, 2509 3514. Website: www.nhai.org