Porbandar gets 4 km long over bridge on National Highway junction

Porbandar: Rs 9,772.29 lakh 4 km long over bridge on junction of National Highway 8B and 8E on Dwarka – Porbandar – Somnath coastal highway road was today inaugurated by MoS in centre and Gujarat MP Mansukh Mandavia.

One wing of this over bridge is for Dwarka to Rajkot-Porbandar route which is 922 meter long, second wing is for Dwarka to Rajkot route in 270 meter length, the third wing is in Rajkot to Dwarka direction which is 1,725 meter in length, the fourth wing is in direction from Dwarka to Rajkot in 236 meter length while fifth wing connects Porbandar and Dwarka in 380 meter length.

Mandavia on this occasion announced three new national highway projects at cost of Rs 33,000 crore including 4 laning work of 92 km Gadu-Porbandar highway at cost of Rs 402 crore, 4 laning of Porbandar- Dwarka road at cost of Rs 1463.34 crore in length of 118 km and Dwarka-Khambhalia-Devaria-Maliya road at cost of Rs 1500 crore.

Mandavia said the projects will further connect Dwarka, Somnath and Gir National Park.

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