Panchkula, Aug. 10 -- The remaining work to turn the Pinjore-Baddi-Nalagarh highway into a four-lane stretch is set to begin this month, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has said. The fresh tender for the Rs.378-crore, 34-km project, a key link to the industrial belt of Baddi and Nalagarh, was awarded to a company in the last week of July, with the work expected to be completed by the end of 2028.

The project will also feature concrete service lanes for local residents, paved shoulders and separate stormwater and domestic wastewater drains, providing smoother and safer connectivity between Haryana and Himachal Pradesh.

Anand Dahiya, project director, NHAI, Shimla, said machinery for the project would likely be deployed th...