Archive · 10 Sep 2026
Gadkari Inaugurates Goa Elevated Corridor and Zuari Bridge
Nitin Gadkari opened a major elevated road project in Goa.
The road is called the Porvorim Elevated Corridor and has six lanes.
He also inaugurated a large bridge and road corridor over the Zuari River.
These projects are meant to make driving between North and South Goa easier.
They should help reduce traffic jams at places such as Agasaim and Cortalim.
Heavy trucks may be able to use the improved highway instead of smaller local roads.
Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said the corridor will improve links between the state’s two airports.
Gadkari also announced another highway project near Ponda that is expected to start in 2026.
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari inaugurated the Porvorim Elevated Corridor and the Bambolim-Agasaim-Cortalim-Sancoale-Verna corridor on NH-66 in Goa.
The Porvorim project includes a six-lane elevated section built at a cost of Rs 641 crore.
The 13.2-km Zuari Bridge project includes an eight-lane corridor, a cable-stayed section and two 125-metre observatory towers.
The projects are intended to reduce congestion, shorten travel between North and South Goa, and divert heavy vehicles from local roads.
Gadkari announced that the Rs 557-crore Ponda-Bhoma stretch is scheduled to begin in October 2026 and finish by October 2028.
- Who
- Union Minister Nitin Gadkari inaugurated the projects, and Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant addressed their expected benefits.
- What
- The Porvorim Elevated Corridor, the upgraded NH-66 corridor and the Zuari Bridge project were inaugurated.
- When
- The inauguration took place before the announced October 2026 start of the Ponda-Bhoma project; no inauguration date was specified.
- Where
- The projects are in Goa, connecting areas including Porvorim, Panaji, Margao, Vasco da Gama and the Zuari River corridor.
- Why
- They are intended to ease congestion, reduce travel time, improve commercial connectivity and divert heavy vehicles from local roads.
- Porvorim project cost
- Rs 641 crore
- Porvorim corridor
- Six-lane elevated section on NH-66
- Zuari corridor length
- 13.2 kilometres
- Zuari corridor capacity
- Eight lanes
- Zuari bridge features
- A cable-stayed section and two 125-metre observatory towers
- Toll collection
- Deferred after a concession announced by Nitin Gadkari, according to Pramod Sawant
- Ponda-Bhoma project
- Rs 557 crore; construction scheduled for October 2026 to October 2028