The uncertainty over foundation stone-laying of a second bridge over river Brahmani is over now with timing for the same fixed at10 am on July 21.
The date and time were fixed at a preparedness meeting held at the Union Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari’s office at New Delhi on Monday. The meeting was attended by Union Ministers, Jual Oram and Dharmendra Pradhan.
Rourkela MlA Dilip Ray, who had been demanding for the bridge for long, expressed his satisfaction over the decision. He said the longstanding demand of the people of Rourkela and Sundargarh would be fulfilled with commencement and completion of the bridge. He thanked general people and various organisations for their continued pursuance.
Estimated to be built at a cost of Rs 1,700 crore, the project would be completed in three phases. The first phase will comprise a 4-lane road from Biramitrapur to BNR bridge and a six-lane to Brahmani bridge to come up at Rs 582 crore. The second phase would comprise the stretch from the BNR Bridge to Rajmaundra to be built at an estimated cost of Rs 510 crore. The third and final phase of the project would extend from Rajmundra to Brakot with an estimated cost of Rs 605 crore.