Addressing a press conference at PWD headquarters, Dhavalikar said the Union Minister for Road and Surface Transport, Nitin Gadkari, had cleared the proposal for the bridge before his recent visit to Goa.
Giving details of the bridge Dhavalikar said Zuari bridge would have four packages – package 1 Bambolim to Agassaim (8.2 kms) which will cost 829.60 cr, package two – cable stayed bridge and approach roads on both sides (1.084 kms) costing 880.75 cr, package III – Cortalim to Verna (4.3 kms) costing Rs 783 cr.
Package four is land acquisition, rehabilitation, resettlement – utility shifting and relocation which will cost Rs 264.72 cr, Dhavalikar said.
He said that while package II has been approved by the Centre, packages I, III and IV will be put up for EFC in the first week of September.
On the four-lane project of NH4A & NH17, he said, Arvee Consultants have been appointed to prepare the Detailed Project Report and the alignment would be finalised after discussions with the chief minister.
