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12Feb2017, Divya Marathi, Aurangabad Edition
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Aurangabad- Chalisgaon new BG line gets boost from the central government.
Central govt. today cleared one of the biggest hurdle in Aurangabad-Dhule NH52 4-lane project and Aurangabad-Chalisgaon new BG line. In a meeting held in the presence of union minister Nitin gadakari with Transport Ministry officials, NHAI officials, and Indian Railway officials, committee agreed...
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to increase the width and length of the Autram Ghat tunnel near Kannad on Aurangabad-Dhule NH. Niting Gadakari also ordered to start the procedure for construction of dual purpose tunnel.
New dimensions of the tunnels are..
1. Length: 8.5 km
2. Width: 7meters.
3. height: 4.5 meters at entry, 9.5 meters inside
4. Two separate tunnels for UP and DOWN lanes which will include road as well as railway line (either line will be double in the tunnel section or provision will be made for second line so that no need to dig another tunnel for doubling work in future)
5. Total width of the combined system: 28 meters.
This line will provide direct connectivity between Aurangabad/Marathwda and Indore/Ujjain, Ajmer/Jaipur, Ahemadabad.