By: Matthew Desouza Mapusa: The state government has completed a plan to build a new bridge parallel to the old bridge across the tar river in Mapusa, said Mla Joshua D’Souza local recently.
“The plan is to have two parallel bridges with a four-lane system.
The proposed bridge will be built first and the old one will be replaced later,” D’Souza, who is also the Deputy Chairperson of the Corporation Development of the Goa State Infrastructure.
The foundation stone will be placed in a month and the new bridge is expected to be built at the beginning of 2022.
This project, he said, would help close the area when vehicle traffic has increased on the bridge and becomes difficult to manage traffic.
with a narrow bridge.
Bridges connect several villages including Aldona, Moira, Nachinola, Pomburpa, Salvador Do Mundo, Socorro, Ucassaim and Bastora to the city of Mapapa.
Mapusa is a commercial center and many of these neighboring villages depend on their daily needs such as food, fish, etc.
The new bridge will not have a pillar built in the middle of the river, and therefore, it will not pose a threat to the river flow.
D’Souza said that they wanted to avoid debris thrown into the river, a problem that had affected the flow of the river during highway construction.
The river was recently examined by Mapusa Mla and Chairman of Mapaa Municipal Council Shubhangan Vainganankarkar along with all stakeholders and government officials.