Centre proposes elevated roads on NH stretches.

The Union government has proposed elevated roads on national highway stretches in the State to overcome problems of land acquisition for developing them into four-lane stretches as in other parts of the country.

On the sidelines of the two-day South India Transport Council that concluded here recently , Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Oscar Fernandes told the media that elevated roads parallel to the NH stretches could be used either for light motor vehicles or for heavy vehicles to reduce congestion.

THE HINDU