Steps taken up to repair Mayai Lambi under STMC : Chief Engineer
Source: The Sangai Express

Imphal, December 15 2024: Even as a plan for major reconstruction is in the pipeline, steps are being taken up to repair National Highway 137-A, also known as Mayai Lambi from Wahengbam Leikai to Mayang Imphal under Short Term Maintenance Contract (STMC), said PWD Chief Engineer N Subhas today.

Speaking to this reporter, the Public Works Department Chief Engineer said the fund for maintenance of the road has been sanctioned and the tender process is almost completed.

N Subhas explained that maintenance of the Mayai Lambi under STMC is being processed before the major reconstruction plan is approved.

The Central Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH), is in the process of sanctioning a large fund for a major reconstruction of the Mayai Lambi (NH 137-A), he said.

The maintenance under the Short Term Maintenance Contract is an immediate project to repair the road while waiting for the bigger project, N Subhas said.

The tender process for the maintenance is expected to be completed within 1-2 days, and the work will be implemented by the end of January 2025, he said.

The Chief Engineer further informed that a tender was earlier floated to repair the road.

However, the fud sanctioned was found not enough to repair the entire stretch of the toad, he added.

Meanwhile, the bigger project in the pipeline under MoRTH will significantly improve Mayai Lambi, N Subhas said.

The existing sections of four lanes along the Mayai Lambi will remain the same.

In urban areas, the road will have the width of a 2-lane road and an additional 1.5 metres service lane on both sides, he said.

Land will be procured in greenfield areas to make the road four-lane.

Initially, two-lanes in the middle of the road will be blacktopped and both sides will have paved shoulders, he added.

The project has been prepared following the guidelines of the Ministry and the width of the road actually exceeds the requirement to accommodate anticipated volume of traffic, said the Chief Engineer.

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