The four-laning of the Ludhiana Southern Bypass was tendered in 2010 with a two-year deadline but wasn't completed until 2019 after officials failed to complete inter-department formalities before the tender was allotted; poor PWD-Irrigation Department coordination drove repeated design changes.
On record
The official record states: "Attributed to "apathy" and administrative negligence — inter-departmental formalities were not completed before the tender was allotted."
Filed as "Completed but 7 years late and over budget" and dated to Tender allotted Jan 2010; due Feb 2012; completed 2019, this entry sits under the "Original ₹328.16 crore; overrun of ₹67.88 crore" line of the public accounts.
What to expect
- A surface that renegotiates its shape with every monsoon.
- Potholes deep enough to have their own microclimate.
- Freshly laid tar, laid with real optimism.
- A resurfacing crew that will, in time, return.
Sourcing
1 public source — news reports, RTI replies and civic archives — corroborate this entry. The citation trail is listed below for anyone who would like to follow up with the department concerned.
“A permanent structure in a temporary state, indefinitely.”— Blunderlust Editorial Desk
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Visitor reviews
“Followed the signboards until they ran out. The plaque was on time; the plaque was the whole event.”
“Read about it in the paper years ago and finally made the trip. I have seen faster progress in geology.”
“Cycled past it every morning for a week before stopping to look properly. It is ninety percent done and has been for a very long time.”