Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Monday inaugurated a 1.5-kilometer-long, 2-lane elevated RCC bridge near Panduka on the Son River in Rohtas, Bihar, at a cost of Rs. 210 crore, according to a press release by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways.
The foundation stone for the construction of the bridge was laid today in the presence of Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav, Bihar BJP President Sanjay Jaiswal, Chhedi Paswan, Vishnu Dayal Ram, Ministers of Bihar Government and MPs, MLAs and officers. Speaking on the occasion Gadkari said with the construction of this bridge, NH-19 and NH-39 will be directly connected, facilitating traffic between Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh and Chhattisgarh.
He said at present, a distance of 150 km has to be covered to reach Srinagar from Panduka in Rohtas district and Garhwa district of Jharkhand, with the construction of this bridge, four hours will be saved in this journey.
The traffic pressure on the Dehri Bridge will also reduce and Aurangabad, and Sasaram cities will be able to get rid of the problem of jams, he added.
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