Elevated Road Amritsar

Elevated Road Amritsar is a 4.5 km long, elevated expressway located in Amritsar, Punjab. It connects Bhandari bridge in the city to canal road near the mall of Amritsar. It also serves as a corridor for Metrobus Amritsar. Metrobus stations were also built along with elevators at major junctions of Bus Stand and Guru Ramdas Dental Hospital. There is also a future plan to extend the corridor till Guru Nanak Dev University.[1] The road was built at a cost of Rs. 350 crores. The entire stretch is built on single-pier pillars. The road also connects commuters to Canal road and Amritsar junction railway.[2]

Elevated Road Amritsar
(एलिवेटेड रोड अमृतसर)
Route information
Length4.5 km (2.8 mi)
ExistedMarch 2014–present
Location
Major citiesAmritsar, New Amritsar
Highway system
  • Expressways
  • National
  • State
  • State Highways in Punjab

References
  1. Roy, Vijay C. (4 April 2006). "Amritsar elevated road project to be completed in 1 yr". Business Standard India. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  2. Bagga, Neeraj (14 August 2018). "Elevated road alteration plan draws experts' ire". The Tribune. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
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