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A total of 14 tunnels are being built on the Kiratpur-Manali four-lane.
The second longest tunnel on the Kiratpur-Nerchowk-Manali four-lane in Himachal Pradesh is ready. The 1800 meter long Scissor Bend Tunnel was opened for trial today. Due to this, the movement of small vehicles was started.
Tourists will now be able to reach directly from Kiratpur to Nerchowk through four lanes. Till now the facility of four-lane was being available from Jagatkhana. To reach Jagatkhana, one had to use the Panjpiri link road from the old Chandigarh-Manali National Highway, but from today small vehicles will come directly to Nerchowk from the Scissor Mod Tunnel.
Along with lighting, reflectors have also been installed inside the tunnel, so that the drivers do not face any problem while driving.
Tarring completed at both ends of the tunnel
The opening of this tunnel will benefit the tourists as well as the local people. Cleaning inside the tunnel, installation of all types of equipment including sensors for measuring oxygen and other gases has been completed. Tarring has also been done at both the ends of the tunnel.
It is being told that between Kainchi Mod and Thapna, about one and a half kilometer forelane, the traffic will run only in two lanes, because the construction work is going on.
Kiratpur-Manali Fourlane Highway
14 tunnels are being built on the fourlane
A total of 14 tunnels are being built on the Kiratpur-Manali fourlane. Five other tunnels have already been opened for traffic last week before the Scissor turn tunnel. The longest tunnel on this highway is being constructed between Pandoh and Takoli ahead of Mandi city, which is 2.8 km long. At the same time, the shortest tunnel is near Bilaspur, whose length is 465 meters.
Distance will be reduced by 47 kilometers
The distance from Chandigarh to Manali was 237 km, which has reduced to 190 km from the start of these tunnels. Apart from tourists coming from Delhi, Chandigarh, Haryana to Manali, Lahaul-Spiti and Leh-Ladakh, the local people will also benefit a lot from this.
Hoardings were put up on Fourlane Highway for not driving overspeed and drinking alcohol
PM can inaugurate
Kiratpur-Manali Fourlane can be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi anytime after June 15. Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari can also inaugurate if the PM is unable to spare time due to a busy schedule.