Ludhiana, Oct. 4 -- The pace of the construction work on four underpasses on the four-lane Laddowal bypass along the Sidhwan Canal needs to be expedited as the project has already been delayed, Union minister Ravneet Singh Bittu said to officials of the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) on Saturday. These steel truss bridges are being constructed by the NHAI to decongest the traffic near South City and improve regional connectivity.

Minister Bittu said the bridges would play a key role in Punjab's development by ensuring faster and safer travel. "Under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the central government is committed to building world-class road infrastructure across the country," he said.

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