PIB News Update: Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Shri Nitin Gadkari has informed that For replacing all level crossings on National Highway corridors by Road Over Bridges/ Road Under Bridges (ROBs/RUBs), Ministry has to construct complete ROBs/ RUBs (including railway bridge portion) on National Highways in the country based on feasibility study either as stand-alone project or as a part of major Highway development project. The State/UT-wise details of ROBs/RUBs started during last three years in the country is placed at Annexure-I.
Fund is not a constraint for completing any approved ROBs/RUBs project. Expenditure on any ROB project is incurred as a part of all highway development project. Total expenditure incurred on execution of all projects on the National Highways in the country for last three years is as under:-
| Financial Year | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | 2019-20, till 30.09.2019 |
| Expenditure (Rs. Crores) | 73,741 | 1,00,178 | 1,27,993 | 62,179 |
Annexure-I
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (d) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1667 FOR ANSWER ON 28th NOVEMBER 2019 ASKED BY SHRI KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE REGARDING “CONSTRUCTION OF NEW ROBs”.
| Sl. No. | Name of State/UT | No. of ROBs/RUBs (in progress/ completed / in pipeline) |
| 1 | Andhra Pradesh | 47 |
| 2 | Assam | 35 |
| 3 | Bihar | 70 |
| 4 | Chhattisgarh | 26 |
| 5 | Delhi | 29 |
| 6 | Goa | 2 |
| 7 | Gujarat | 25 |
| 8 | Haryana | 38 |
| 9 | Himachal Pradesh | 5 |
| 10 | Jammu & Kashmir | 10 |
| 11 | Jharkhand | 33 |
| 12 | Karnataka | 61 |
| 13 | Kerala | 16 |
| 14 | Madhya Pradesh | 21 |
| 15 | Maharashtra | 93 |
| 16 | Manipur | 2 |
| 17 | Odisha | 24 |
| 18 | Punjab | 28 |
| 19 | Puducherry | 2 |
| 20 | Rajasthan | 47 |
| 21 | Tamil Nadu | 63 |
| 22 | Telangana | 6 |
| 23 | Uttar Pradesh | 67 |
| 24 | Uttarakhand | 20 |
| 25 | West Bengal | 68 |
| Total | 838 | |