Nitin Gadkari, Minister, Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH), inaugurated and laid foundation stones of 29 national highway projects worth Rs.40 billion in Punjab. The projects included Ladhowal bypass in Ludhiana, six-lane flyover and two-lane road over bridge in Ludhiana, four laning of Jalandhar-Kapurthala section, and three bridges on the Jalandhar-Makhu road. He laid the foundation stones of several projects, including four-laning of Hoshiarpur-Phagwara road and four laning of Ferozepur bypass. He said that the government is building expressways, including green expressways which are helping shortening distances between places. The minister said that five Greenfield expressways and economic corridors are being built at a cost of Rs.1.20 trillion.