4-lane road to connect Vadodara, Ankleshwar to Statue of Unity

VADODARA: The construction work on the four-lane road between Vadodara and Ankleshwar till the under-construction Statue of Unity has begun, a Gujarat minister said today.

"The Gujarat government has issued work order of Rs 2,979 cr to Larsen & Toubro (L&T) to construct the Statue of Unity, which would be the tallest statue in the world," state Finance Minister Saurabh Patel said.

"To facilitate the road travel of tourists from all over the world who would visit the Statue of Unity after it is built in a few years, the government is focusing on building the four-lane road from Vadodara and Ankleshwar leading to the statue," Patel, who is also the Tourism Minister of the state, said.

The 182-km-long statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, which would be developed as a major tourist attraction, would come up in Narmada district.