Goemkarponn desk
PANAJI: The Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) recently issued a new tender for the construction of twin towers with a revolving observatory atop the new eight-lane Zuari bridge.
The tender states that the construction will be taken up on a ‘build-operate-transfer’ basis, which means that the concessionaire will raise the revenue to cover the construction cost by charging a fee for the use of the towers by visitors.
The Zuari cable stayed bridge is 640 m long with a central navigational span of 360 m and an end span on both sides of 140 m. This makes the bridge the second longest and widest cable stay bridge in India.
Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari has highlighted the construction of the proposed observatory towers and viewing galleries on the eight-lane Zuari Bridge in Goa.
Gadkari said that the new signature bridge across the Zuari River will sport 125-metre tall viewing galleries with two capsule lifts, and it will be a tourist attraction in the tourist State.
The Right Hand Side of the bridge (Margao-Panaji) was inaugurated around New Year’s time (December 29, 2022), while the work on the LHS is underway at a fast pace and is expected to be completed by the end of this year.
