Ludhiana MC chief: ROB/RUBs project will be completed by Dec 31

Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, October 18

Municipal Corporation Commissioner Pardeep Kumar Sabharwal inspected the ongoing Railway Over Bridge and Railway Under Bridges (ROB/RUBs) project on Pakhowal Road. He said the project would be completed by December 31.

The project has already missed the deadline of August 31. After a stretch of Pakhowal Road was closed for traffic in December last year due to the ongoing project work, residents of nearby areas and commuters faced a lot of inconvenience.

After inspecting the work today, MC chief Pardeep Kumar Sabharwal said the railway portion of the RUB-2 under the Ludhiana-Ferozepur tracks had been completed.

He said the construction of the approach road to RUB-2 on the Leisure Valley side would be completed within a month and approaches to RUB-2 on the Pakhowal roadside would be completed in two months.

The Commissioner said works on RUB-1 and ROB were underway.

He said all portals for an approach to RUB-1 from the Hero Bakery side had been completed.

He said material for fabrication of the railway portion of the ROB had started arriving at the site.

Whenever railway crossings gates were closed near Sacred Heart Convent School, Sarabha Nagar, commuters used to suffer in long traffic jams. People had been demanding construction of the ROB/RUBs for a long period.

Residents face inconvenience

After a stretch of Pakhowal Road was closed for traffic in December last year due to the ongoing project work, residents of nearby areas and commuters faced a lot of inconvenience. The project has already missed the deadline of August 31.