Govt to take up coastal roads in Gujarat under NHDP

Minister of State for Road Transport is spend sizeable portion of about Rs 30,000 crore in Gujarat under National Highways Development Project would go towards strengthening coastal roads.

These proposed project includes upgradation of about 800 km stretches on Ahmadabad-Bamanbore-Samakhiali & Bamanbore-Rajkot section and Bhavnagar-Pipavav-Porbandar-Dwarka section.

Survey work for the projects are on and based on feasibility reports, bids will be invited.

Survey work also is going for Rs 2,000 crore project for four-laning of the 262 km stretch of Bhavnagar-Swaminath section, he said.

The NHAI is also to award a Rs 2,124 crore project on Baroda-Ahmadabad section for six-laning in the next fiscal.