Lucknow, June 19 -- Defence minister and Lucknow MP Rajnath Singh has sent a letter to Union minister for road transport and highways Nitin Gadkari requesting the construction of an elevated corridor over Shaheed Path.

Singh requested his cabinet colleague that while widening Shaheed Path is required, it is not possible due to the non-availability of road strips on either side; therefore, the feasibility of an elevated corridor over it should be examined and construction undertaken.

As vehicular pressure will continue to increase in the future, an elevated corridor needs to be constructed at the earliest, the letter said.

Special attention should also be paid in the design to provide for traffic movement via a "clover leaf" at the Kamt...