LUCKNOW: The Uttar Pradesh Public Works Department (UP PWD) has approved the first instalment of Rs 5.81 crore from its budget of 2020-21 financial year for the construction of two bridges over Kukrail drain on Sarvodayanagar and Rahimnagar routes.
According to UP PWD officials, the total cost of the project is Rs 23.25 crore and the first instalment of Rs 5.81 crore will be released for construction work before March 31.
Both the projects will be constructed under the supervision of PWD chief engineer and private construction agencies will be hired to carry out work.
Once completed, both the projects will help to resolve traffic woes in prominent areas of the city like Aliganj, Khurramnagar, Dandaiya, Vikasnagar and Sarvodayanagar. The proposal was mooted by Union defence minister and Lucknow MP Rajnath Singh a year ago in view of traffic jams in several areas.