Chandigarh, July 14 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to lay the foundation stone of the Rs.1,878-crore Zirakpur bypass road project and inaugurate the Rs.1,525.3-crore Mohali IT City-Kurali Expressway besides dedicating Rs.1,200-crore health facilities at the PGIMER during his Chandigarh visit on July 17. The PM had last visited the city on December 3, 2024, to review the implementation of the new criminal laws.

The Zirakpur Bypass is 19.2-km, six-lane access-controlled expressway being developed by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI). It starts at the junction at NH-7 (Chandigarh-Bathinda) in Zirakpur and terminates at the NH-5 junction (Zirakpur-Parwanoo) in Panchkula.

It will reduce congestion in Zirakpur, Panchkula...