Centre approves Rs 7 cr road project

Centre approves Rs 7 cr road project
The Newindpress.com

Wednesday January 17 2007 11:17 IST

HUBLI: Revenue and District Minister Jagadish Shettar has said that Union Ministry of Transport (Surface) has approved Rs 7 crore proposal to asphalt 22 km road on Bijapur-Hubli National Highway 218 from Hebsur to Keshwapur.

Speaking to reporters after inaugurating the overbridge constructed across Nigari lake under National Highway Development Programme, here on Tuesday, he said that plans were afoot to construct eight overbridges on the 50 km NH falling under the district. Of these eight overbridges, construction work of four bridges was nearing completion, he added.

Speaking on the occasion, MP Prahlad Joshi said that construction of overbridges would enhance scope for business activities in large in the district.

Chandrashekhar Eligar, chief executive engineer, National Highway Authority, Hubli division, said that Union Ministry had declared Bijapur-Hubli road as National Highway-218 in 2000. In the first phase, widening of road was completed and construction of overbridges was undertaken in the second phase.

The ministry had sanctioned Rs 10.12 crore to construct eight bridges in the district, of that, four bridges in first phase at Hebsur, Kalawada, Karlawada and Kusugal were nearing completion. Work on four bridges at Kalakeri, Amargol, Kusugal and Kiresur was under progress.

Taluk panchayat president Fakkeeragouda Yadravi, G R Golappagoudar, S S Shettar, Lingaraj Patil, Ranga Baddi and others were present.