Lok Sabha Question No. 3158 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-21
Subject: ROB on Highways in West Bengal
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Sukanta Majumdar

## be pleased to state:

- (a)      whether  the  Ministry  is  implementing  new  National  Highway (NH) projects in West Bengal and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)     whether the two-lane Road-Over-Bridge (ROB) in replacement of Level Crossing at Oodlabari and Maynaguri have been completed, if so, the details thereof and if not, the timeline thereof;
- (c)     whether the Ministry has proposed to undertake development 794.845 kms of National Highways upto 2025 in West Bengal and if so, the details thereof;
- (d)      the  total length of National Highways constructed during the last nine years in the State of West Bengal, particularly North Bengal; and
- (e)      the  details  of  steps  being  taken  by  the  Ministry  to  reduce accidents by improved safety features and bringing down travelling distance and time in the country?

ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3158 ANSWERED ON 21 ST  DECEMBER, 2023 ROB ON HIGHWAYS IN WEST BENGAL

3158.         DR. SUKANTA MAJUMDAR:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

- a)   Improvement and upgradation of National Highways is a continuous process. There are 52 number of ongoing improvement and upgradation projects on National Highways (NHs) in West Bengal at  a  cost  of  ₹  18,250  crore  covering  872  km  length. Further,  19 number of projects in 102 km length at a c ost of ₹ 6656 crore are at
2. various stages of bidding. b) Two-lane Road-Over-Bridge (ROB) in replacement of Level Crossing at Oodlabari [at Km 615.50 of NH-31(New NH-17)] and Maynaguri [at Km 661.00 of NH-31(New NH-17)] have been completed and opened to traffic. Four-lane ROB at Maynaguri [at Km 63.281 of NH-31D (New NH-27)] is under construction with revised scheduled completion by the end of December 2023. c)  MoRTH  has  identified  National  Highways  and  expressways projects in West Bengal aggregating to 841 km length for which DPR preparation is in progress. Approval of these projects is based on the inter  se  priority,  traffic  volume,  connectivity  and  availability  of resources. d)   2171 km length of NHs have been upgraded and improved in last 9 years in the State of West Bengal, in which 787 km length is in North Bengal.
- e)    MoRTH has been improving capacity, riding quality and safety of existing  NHs  by  increasing  lanes,  providing  divided  carriageway, bypasses, grade separated intersections and various safety measures to warn, inform, guide and physically slow down the traffic. MoRTH  and  Indian  Roads  Congress  have  issued/published  several standards,  guidelines  from  time  to  time  on  road  safety  measures. Road Safety Audit (RSA) of all NHs has been made mandatory at all stages  of the project i.e.  design,  construction,  operation  and maintenance. High priority is accorded to identification and rectification of black spots/accident spots on NHs.
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