PANAJI: Traffic diversion on the Panaji-Margao route between Cortalim and Verna, owing to ongoing development paintings on the new Zuari bridge, will be accomplished best after January 16, PWD minister Ramkrishna Dhavalikar mentioned on Friday.
A call on ultimate off the stretch of the highway will best be taken after a talk over with to the paintings website online on Sunday night time by way of Dhavalikar, TCP minister Vijai Sardesai, Dabolim MLA Mauvin Godinho and Cortalim MLA Alina Saldanha.
As the paintings on the new eight-lane Zuari bridge and its way roads enters the next segment, the Cortalim-Verna stretch of the highway could also be closed to public for a 12 months and traffic diverted, albeit by way of a much longer route, to verify protection of voters.
"We might, on a trial basis, close the stretch proposed to be shut, for a month, to identify the practical difficulties of closing a section of the highway," the minister mentioned, after chairing a meeting attended by way of Sardesai, Godinho, Saldanha, PWD officers and bosses from Dilip Buildcon Ltd - the contractor building the new bridge.
"The contractor had asked us to shut the highway stretch for eight months, but they may need more time to complete the work, as construction cannot take place during monsoon when the state experiences heavy rainfall," mentioned Dhavalikar.
‘Decision on highway closure after website online talk over with on Sunday’
The PWD minister further mentioned that a proposal may be being considered to build brief service roads on either side of the highway from Cortalim to Verna, by way of leasing land from farmers. If we will be able to gain 10m of land on either side of the highway to make brief service roads, there will be no want to close the street," he defined.
"Sardesai, Saldanha and Godinho had mentioned a choice on highway closure must best be taken after discussions. Accordingly, the first assembly used to be held these days, and various professionals and cons of the instructed transfer were discussed. We will see if we will be able to get 10m land on either side of the street, on hire, if viable. We will check if properties are getting affected. If they are then we will rethink the plan," Dhavalikar mentioned.
However, if land will also be taken on hire, without affecting properties, then Saldanha, Sardesai and Godinho had been given powers to discuss the main points of temporarily the usage of the land to make service roads, with the agriculturists involved. "However, the query remains as to the right way to compensate the farmers and restore the land to its authentic state once the challenge is over," Dhavalikar mentioned.
"We will talk over with the website online at 4pm on Sunday and see if it is possible to close the street. We might close the street for a month to conduct an ordeal, see the practical problems and later make a decision what is perfect in terms of execution of the paintings, and people's comfort" mentioned Dhavalikar. If they in the end make a decision to close the street for a month, the ministers will meet leader minister Manohar Parrikar to brief him in regards to the scenario.
"The contractors have given us cases of six other puts the place accidents have came about and people have lost their lives. Our major concern is to get the paintings accomplished in a responsible manner. The traffic is being diverted to verify people's protection and not because the contractor is asking for it," he added.
In the settlement signed with contractors Dilip Buildcon, it is mentioned that the state will provide the builders with all to be had house needed to entire the challenge, the PWD minister mentioned.
"All other bridges in Goa are four or six lane, while the new Zuari bridge is eight lane. When the challenge used to be first planned, farmers in Cortalim and so forth had antagonistic it. So, we decided to obtain best 30m of land as an alternative of 60m, even supposing each and every span of the bridge is 28m vast. To accomplish that, we wanted special permission from the Union ministry of highway transport and highways. We also wanted to verify protection as lesser house used to be getting used to carry out the development," he further mentioned.
"People from across Goa will face hardships if the traffic is diverted. For how long the hardships will continue is the issue," TCP minister Sardesai mentioned.
A call on ultimate off the stretch of the highway will best be taken after a talk over with to the paintings website online on Sunday night time by way of Dhavalikar, TCP minister Vijai Sardesai, Dabolim MLA Mauvin Godinho and Cortalim MLA Alina Saldanha.
As the paintings on the new eight-lane Zuari bridge and its way roads enters the next segment, the Cortalim-Verna stretch of the highway could also be closed to public for a 12 months and traffic diverted, albeit by way of a much longer route, to verify protection of voters.
"We might, on a trial basis, close the stretch proposed to be shut, for a month, to identify the practical difficulties of closing a section of the highway," the minister mentioned, after chairing a meeting attended by way of Sardesai, Godinho, Saldanha, PWD officers and bosses from Dilip Buildcon Ltd - the contractor building the new bridge.
"The contractor had asked us to shut the highway stretch for eight months, but they may need more time to complete the work, as construction cannot take place during monsoon when the state experiences heavy rainfall," mentioned Dhavalikar.
‘Decision on highway closure after website online talk over with on Sunday’
The PWD minister further mentioned that a proposal may be being considered to build brief service roads on either side of the highway from Cortalim to Verna, by way of leasing land from farmers. If we will be able to gain 10m of land on either side of the highway to make brief service roads, there will be no want to close the street," he defined.
"Sardesai, Saldanha and Godinho had mentioned a choice on highway closure must best be taken after discussions. Accordingly, the first assembly used to be held these days, and various professionals and cons of the instructed transfer were discussed. We will see if we will be able to get 10m land on either side of the street, on hire, if viable. We will check if properties are getting affected. If they are then we will rethink the plan," Dhavalikar mentioned.
However, if land will also be taken on hire, without affecting properties, then Saldanha, Sardesai and Godinho had been given powers to discuss the main points of temporarily the usage of the land to make service roads, with the agriculturists involved. "However, the query remains as to the right way to compensate the farmers and restore the land to its authentic state once the challenge is over," Dhavalikar mentioned.
"We will talk over with the website online at 4pm on Sunday and see if it is possible to close the street. We might close the street for a month to conduct an ordeal, see the practical problems and later make a decision what is perfect in terms of execution of the paintings, and people's comfort" mentioned Dhavalikar. If they in the end make a decision to close the street for a month, the ministers will meet leader minister Manohar Parrikar to brief him in regards to the scenario.
"The contractors have given us cases of six other puts the place accidents have came about and people have lost their lives. Our major concern is to get the paintings accomplished in a responsible manner. The traffic is being diverted to verify people's protection and not because the contractor is asking for it," he added.
In the settlement signed with contractors Dilip Buildcon, it is mentioned that the state will provide the builders with all to be had house needed to entire the challenge, the PWD minister mentioned.
"All other bridges in Goa are four or six lane, while the new Zuari bridge is eight lane. When the challenge used to be first planned, farmers in Cortalim and so forth had antagonistic it. So, we decided to obtain best 30m of land as an alternative of 60m, even supposing each and every span of the bridge is 28m vast. To accomplish that, we wanted special permission from the Union ministry of highway transport and highways. We also wanted to verify protection as lesser house used to be getting used to carry out the development," he further mentioned.
"People from across Goa will face hardships if the traffic is diverted. For how long the hardships will continue is the issue," TCP minister Sardesai mentioned.
Cortalim diversion for bridge work after January 16: PWD minister Ramkrishna Dhavalikar
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