Team Goemkarponn
Ponda: The Public Works Department (PWD) has ordered a complete closure of the Borim Bridge on National Highway-566 for vehicular traffic to facilitate remaining repair and rehabilitation works.
According to a notification issued by the Office of the Executive Engineer, Works Division XV (NH), Ponda, the bridge will remain closed from 8 pm on Sunday, February 8, 2026, to 8 am on Monday, February 9, 2026.
The closure is part of ongoing repair works on the Old Borim Bridge. While replacement of bearings has already been completed earlier with full closure and heavy vehicle restrictions, the riding surface of the bridge still requires Polymer Modified Bituminous (PMB) road work. For this, complete road closure is necessary to ensure obstruction-free and speedy completion of the remaining rehabilitation works.
During the closure period, traffic moving in both directions between Ponda and Margao will be diverted through alternative routes, which will be determined in coordination with the Traffic Police.
The notification stated that prominent signboards indicating diversion routes and no-parking instructions will be displayed at strategic locations by the contracting agency. All necessary road safety measures, as per the latest guidelines of the Indian Roads Congress (IRC) and the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH), will also be implemented.
The order has been issued by the Executive Engineer, WD XV (NH), Ponda, in his capacity as Administrator of NH-566.
