Nitin Gadkari lays foundation stone for bridge on Zuari river

PANAJI: Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari today laid foundation stone for the Rs 2,700 crore cable-stayed parallel bridge on Zuari river, 15 kms off here.

The new bridge on Zuari, one of the major rivers flowing through the coastal state, was required after the old structure was considered unfit to carry heavy vehicles.

Union Ministers Manohar Parrikar and Shripad Naik, Goa Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar and others were present on the occasion.

Gadkari also inaugurated projects like Rs 298 crore Canacona bypass with three bridges, Rs 297 crore Margao bypass and Rs 187 crore Verna missing link.

The eight-lane parallel Zuari bridge is expected to be completed in two years and the tenders for the same would be opened this month.