Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], July 13 : Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel has granted administrative approval to the Roads and Buildings Department for the construction of a new two-lane bridge over the Mahi River near Mujpur in Padra taluka, Vadodara district.
This bridge will connect Padra and Anklav.
According to the release, a detailed project report was recently prepared by the Roads & Buildings Department after surveying the parallel bridge to the accident-affected structure.
Following the unfortunate collapse of the existing bridge--which disrupted connectivity between Central Gujarat and Saurashtra and posed challenges for local commuters and students--the Chief Minister swiftly approved this new project.
Superintending Engineer N. V. Rathva informed that the existing two-lane Mujpur approach road will be widened to a four-lane road with a width of 7 meters. The 4.2 km stretch from the highway to the bridge will also be expanded to four lanes.
A new two-lane high-level bridge will be constructed parallel to the collapsed one. The Chief Minister has approved administrative sanction of ₹212 crore for these works, which are targeted for completion within 18 months.
The tendering process for the project has already commenced.