Travel Goa to Mumbai in 6 hours, by 2018
GOANEWS DESK, PANAJI | 22 September 2016 22:19 IST
Goa to Mumbai by road would be hardly six hours, by 2018.
This is announced by union minister for roads Nitin Gadkari.
The four-lane highway from Mumbai to Patradevi has now been extended till Pollem, said Gadkari at a function of singing MoU between MTP and Vedanta regarding Mormugao port development.
The minister said the concrete road will have a life of 50 years.
“The construction pace at 2 kms per day has now increased to 22 kms per day. We want to increase it to 42 kms per day to complete the work as fast as possible”, said Gadkari.
Goa’s PWD minister Sudin Dhawalikar after the function told media persons that the centre has approved works of almost Rs 2000 crore.
It would include resurfacing and beautifying the national highways passing through Goa.
It includes NH 17 from Patradevi to Pollem, NH 4A from Mollem to Panaji as well as the highway passing via Dabolim airport.
In addition, the centre would also construct a four-lane road connecting Mopa airport to the national highway at Pernem.
Good News....This is the thunder before the showers... signalling that elections are round the corner!!!!. 6 hrs to Mumbai could come with other perks such as Ease of reaching MOPA for the Maharastrians......Doomsday for tourism in South Goa..... Contractors and Politician spiralling inot Crorepattis and for sure as always.... this highway could last only 6 months... be riddled with pot holes, stray cattle, highway robberies till the next elections approach.
Let us enjoy till then!!!