Nitin Gadkari approves four-laning of NH-753L

22 Dec 2022 CW Team

Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari in a series of tweets informed that four-laning of Shahpur bypass to Muktai Nagar section of NH-753L passing through Jalgaon in Maharashtra and Burhanpur district in Madhya Pradesh has been approved at HAM under Bharatmala project at a cost of Rs 7.84 billion.

Gadkari said the project route is geographically located in the Burhanpur district of Madhya Pradesh and the Jalgaon district of Maharashtra. The existing 2-lane carriageway road is a part of NH-753L which starts from the junction with NH-753F near Pahur and connects Burhanpur in Madhya Pradesh including Jamner, Bodwad, Muktainagar in Maharashtra and NH-347B near Khandwa ends at the junction with a provision of a bypass at necessary places in Dapora, Ichhapur and Muktainagar in the project route.

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