Pinjore bypass to open this month

Work on small patches on the 10-km stretch in full swing

An overview of the Pinjore-Parwanoo bypass. 

Panchkula, December 9
Those commuting on the Panchkula-Shimla National Highway No 22 will heave a sigh of relief, as the National Highway Authority of India will be throwing the Pinjore-Parwanoo bypass open to public this month.

“If everything goes well, we are hopeful of throwing the road open to public even before December 31, the deadline set for its completion,” said Anil Dahiya, project director, National Highway Authority of India (NHAI).

He said 98 per cent of the road laying work had already been completed, while the remaining 2 per cent was in its final stages.

On Thursday, an approach slab was laid on the end of bypass in Himachal Pradesh near Timber Trail, while the work on the remaining small patches on the 10km long bypass was in full swing, he added.

“The road on the Pinjore side is ready and the connectivity to the other end near Timber Trail will also be given in next one week,” he added. Even the district police is relying on the opening of the bypass to get rid of the routine traffic jams in Pinjore and Kalka.

The Panchkula Deputy Commissioner of Police said two traffic inspectors, along with police personnel at the Pinjore and Kalka police stations, are at work to regulate traffic.

“The road gets narrower near Gandhi Chowk, Kalka, and the traffic moves at a snail’s pace. Unless the bypass is not operative, the problem will not be solved.

Still the local police in association with NHAI has deployed five cranes to tow away vehicles parked wrongly. In addition, a total of 33,123 challans under various Sections of the Motor Vehicle Act were issued to traffic rules violators, while 3,683 challans were exclusively issued to those who had parked their vehicles wrongly,” added the DCP.