Udhampur Jammu highway is the national highway and the road in

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that connects municipal committee of

Udhampur Udhampur (ˌʊd̪ʱəmpur) is a city and a municipal council in Udhampur district in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is the headquarters of Udhampur District. Named after Raja Udham Singh, it serves as the district capital ...

with Jammu City. The highway is long passing through lofty mountain terrains. The highway also provides road link which connects Katra with rest of

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. The highway is the small part of

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Reconstruction

The highway is in the process of major reconstruction. The task is being carried out by

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funded by Government of India. The whole highway is being rebuilt as four lane road with better bitumen pavement, new traffic sign boards, footpaths, tax toll offices, traffic signals, introduction of new tunnels with minimum number of

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s which would not only provide comfort to the passengers but would also reduce distance between Udhampur and Jammu to certain extent. The state government has estimated that reconstruction of the highway can cost about 2400 crores. Traffic on the highway is controlled by traffic control room Jammu. The railway line connecting Udhampur and Katra with Jammu has eased traffic on the highway as many people prefer to travel in train which is economical and time saving. The widening work was completed as of 20 June, 2017.

Features

The highway is connected to the bypass road which connects

with

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directly bye passing the Jammu City. Moreover, the highway runs through Nandni Wild Life Sanctuary at notified area of Nandni where two new tunnels are being constructed for vehicular purposes. Livestock for hundreds of thousands army personal residing in Udhampur and other parts like

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and

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are taken from this highway. Many army headquarters, army schools can be seen while driving on the highway. Some memorable parks are also constructed along the side of highway in the memory of soldiers martyred in indo-pak wars.see wikipedia,

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The highway provides glances of

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along the way near Katra road link. The deep

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separates university from highway but it can be clearly seen from highway.

References

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Reconstruction

Features

See also

References