Jammu, April 1 -- The ongoing four-laning of the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway is expected to be completed by June 2027, significantly reducing travel time between the two cities from the current 8-9 hours to nearly five hours.
Replying to a query by BJP member Sat Pal Sharma in the Rajya Sabha, Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari said that the 244-km-long Jammu-Srinagar National Highway (NH-44) is being upgraded to a four-lane configuration.
He informed that around 230 km of the highway has already been widened, covering key stretches including Jammu-Ramban and Banihal-Srinagar. This completed portion includes 20 tunnels with a total length of 21 km and nine bypasses spanning 63 km.
Work on the remaining 14-km...