In a bid to decongest traffic in the country, the government has decided to increase the length of national highways from 96,000 km, at present, to 2 lakh km, Nitin Gadkari reportedly said. A formula based on vehicular traffic has been worked out according to which four-lane, six-lane and express highways will be constructed. Besides, two new highways will be developed in Uttar Pradesh.
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