India’s second longest cable-stayed eight-lane Zuari Bridge opens in Goa

Zuari Bridge:

India’s second longest cable-stayed eight-lane Zuari Bridge opens in Goa: Nitin Gadkari, the Union Minister for Roads, Transport, and Highways, opened the second-longest cable-stayed, eight-lane Zuari Bridge in the nation in Goa. Right-hand side (4-lane corridor) across the Zuari River and approaches from Bambolim to Verna were thrown open for vehicular traffic. Gadkari also launched the PWD Goa App for integrated operations management. The families of the workers who passed away during the bridge’s construction each received Rs 2 lakh from Chief Minister Pramod Sawant through the Goa government’s insurance programme.

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About the Zuari Bridge:

The Zuari Bridge is a bridge between North Goa and South Goa, India. It carries the NH 66 over the tidal part of the Zuari River, between the villages of Agaçaim and Cortalim. It is a few metres downstream of the Konkan Railway Bridge. The 640-metre-long bridge and the 13.20 km roads on both sides have been built in 3 phases. The Zuari Bridge work began in June 2016.