In a significant infrastructure push aimed at enhancing regional connectivity, work has officially commenced on the four-laning of the Phagwara-Hoshiarpur highway in Punjab. The Rs. 1,058-crore road project spans 48.622 kilometers and is expected to be completed within two years. The project, flagged off by Union Minister Nitin Gadkari earlier this year, features a host of critical infrastructure upgrades including bypasses, underpasses, and a railway overbridge. Former Union Minister Som Parkash confirmed that land acquisition alone will cost Rs.