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The Rs 430-crore bridge built by the state government’s roads and buildings department is expected to ease traffic on the existing bridges over the river that has been witnessing huge traffic jams since 2011.
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Roads have been a keen interest in the country now and daily news measures are taken for improving the communication and transport among various different places, in a new project.
The newly constructed ‘Narmada Maiya’ bridge over river Narmada near Golden bridge in Bharuch was inaugurated by deputy chief minister Nitin Patel on Monday.
The Rs 430-crore bridge built by the state government’s roads and buildings department is expected to ease traffic on the existing bridges over the river that has been witnessing huge traffic jams since 2011.
Jams extending up to 12-15km were witnessed frequently on the Narmada bridge, especially when some repair work was on on one of the bridges.
The Gujarat government had taken the decision to construct the ‘Narmada Maiya’ bridge in 2014 and allocated Rs 400 crore for it.
The four-lane bridge is 1.46km long with an approach length of 2.13km and a 1.47km elevated corridor.
The bridge will make Bharuch and Ankleshwar a twin city in the true sense, said Patel.
The construction of the bridge was completed in 66 months.
“People from South Gujarat will be benefited from the construction of the new bridge,” said Patel at a gathering in K J Polytechnic ground of Bharuch.
“This will also benefit workers of Ankleshwar, Bharuch, Dahej, Vilayat, Saykha industrial estates who have to cross the river daily,” he said, adding that the 140-year-old Golden Bridge may be converted into a heritage bridge in the future.
The deputy CM also made an announcement for a six-lane road from Gadkhol Patia to ONGC Ankleshwar road at a cost of Rs.15.60 crore, another bridge near Shravan Chokdi on Dahej road.
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