India, Nov. 11 -- The Public Works Department (PWD) has received an in-principle approval from the State government for widening a 1.3km stretch of the Grand Trunk (GT) Road, from Bhatia Morh flyover to Lal Kuan intersection on NH-9, officials said on Monday.

The stretch is used everyday by lakhs of motorists headed Ghaziabad to NH-9 and further to Bulandshahr. Besides, it also connects NH-9 to several industrial areas, such as the South Side GT Road, Loha Mandi, and Kavi Nagar.

Ram Raja, executive engineer of PWD, said: "The four-lane stretch sees severe traffic snarls as trucks from industrial areas are parked on the roadsides. So, we proposed adding one lane to each side of the stretch, which has received an in-principle approval. On...