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Nitin JainTribune News ServiceLudhiana July 9A four-lane elevated highway in the city is nearing completion. This 12.95-km-long stretch between the busy Samrala chowk and Ludhiana municipal limits on the National Highway-95 costing Rs 756.27 crore is targeted to be completed by August next year the district administration has claimed. The elevated highway connecting the Samrala chowk to the Ludhiana municipal limits till the Ferozepur road on the NH-5 in the city will be six-lane from Bharat Nagar to municipal limits with two loops — one towards the railway station and another towards the ISBT. The under-construction elevated highway will provide uninterrupted flow of traffic to several government offices including Mini Secretariat Commissioner of Police office head post office and major business establishments. The work on the remaining portion of the project from Bharat Nagar to the canal will be completed by August next added Sharma..