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New Delhi/Patna : Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on December 10, 2020, inaugurated the three-lane 1.5 km long Koilwar bridge over river Sone in Bihar through Video Conferencing. A sum of Rs 266 crore has been spent on the bridge.
The event was attended by Bihar CM Nitish Kumar, Deputy CMs Tarkishore Prasad and Renu Devi, Union Ministers R K Singh and Gen (Dr) V K Singh, several Ministers of the State, Senior officers of the Centre and the State.
The existing two-lane bridge for both rail and road traffic is 138 year old. A six-lane bridge is being made in its place of which, a three-lane carriageway has been opened for public. After completion of the other carriageway, the traffic on NH-922 and NH-30 will ease substantially. The bridge is major road for transport between Bihar and UP.
Speaking on the occasion, Gadkari announced that as proposed by Bihar CM Nitin Kumar and Rajeev Pratap Rudy, Saran MP, the Ministry has approved a four-lane elevated road from Bharauli (Buxar) to Haidaria for providing connectivity to the Poorvanchal Expressway. The DPR for this 17-km-long link road will be ready by June next year. The Ministry has also approved the widening of 70-km Mokama- Munger road, for which DPR will be completed by April next.
Similarly, work on widening of Muzzaffpur – Barauni road will start soon. The proposal of four-laning of Khagaria-Purnia road (NH-31) has also been approved and its DPR will be ready by the coming April. The four-laning of Muzaffarpur- Sitamarhi-Sonewarsa road (NH-77), which is part of Ramjanki Marg, will ease the travel to Jakanpur Dham (Nepal), and its DPR will be ready May next year, Gadkari said, according to a PIB release.
The Union Minister also referred to the proposals sent by Union Minister R K Singh for development of road network in Bihar. He said, keeping in view his suggestions, a new alignment has been prepared for the Sasaram-Ara-Patna Greenfield project. On the Ara Ringroad, 90 per cent work will be covered by the existing three projects, he said.
Union Minister of state (I/C) for Power and New and Renewable Energy whi is MP from Ara, R K Singh, expressed happiness over the inauguration of bridge. He requested the Roadways minister to sanction Ring Road for Ara by connecting Patna-Ara-Sasaram Greenfield project with Patna Ara-Buxar Road.
Gadkari informed that road works worth Rs 30,000 crore are ongoing in Bihar. A sum of Rs 4,600 crore has been released for compensation against land acquisitions. Under the PM’s package, which involves 24 projects of 1,459 km, the work is on over 875 km. Under this, tender for 125 km. has been issued and by next March tender will be released for another 459 km. He said, under CRF works worth Rs 2,097 crore has been approved in the last six years in Bihar against which Rs 1,281 crore has been released till now.
Gadkari said that the 7-km four- lane Kosi bridge worth Rs 1,478 crore is likely to be completed by 2023. Tender for 4 km long Rs 1,110 crore Vikramshila bridge has been issued and the construction is likely to complete in 2024. The work on Buxar bridge, lying within the 48 km. road project, will be completed by the next year. This bridge will provide an alternative route of 250 km which takes 6 to 8 hours for travel. The tender for 6 km Rs 1,900 crore Sahibganj bridge connecting Bihar and Jharkhand has been issued, and the construction is scheduled to complete by September 2024, Gadkari said..
Gadkari added that the Ramjanaki Marg is being constructed between Ayodhya and Janakpuri (Nepal), of which 240 km falls in Bihar. He said, work on 177 km will be completed by June next year. The balance 63m km will start in March 2021.