India’s first runway tunnel: Rs 250-cr Varanasi project to carry traffic under jets; engineers claim blast-proof security | Lucknow News
LUCKNOW: Construction is progressing on a pioneering infrastructure project in Uttar Pradesh— a nearly half km long underpass tunnel on National Highway 31 that will run directly beneath the runway of Varanasi International Airport. With 2.89‑km long alignment, the stretch is designed to revolutionize both road connectivity and airport operations, the tunnel is the first…