Shimla, July 14 -- To improve the traffic system in Shimla, alternative roads, flyovers, and tunnels will be constructed at a cost of Rs.2,200 crore and the project will be funded by Asian Development Bank (ADB).

This information was shared during the first stakeholder consultation meeting organised by the Himachal Pradesh Road and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (HPRIDCL) at Shimla regarding two significant proposed tunnel construction projects in Shimla city.

The STRIDe (Sustainable Transport, Resilience and Integrated Development in Himachal Pradesh) project, funded by the ADB, aims to relieve Shimla from the long-standing issue of traffic congestion.

The proposed projects comprise a tunnel from the IGMC Junction to t...