Govt declares 32 km-long road link to Vadhavan Port as national highway

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has declared the 32 km long highway stretch from NH 48 to the planned Vadhavan Port as national highway, a move that will facilitate land acquisition for the 8-lane road link to the new port.

The Ministry issued a gazette notification on 12 August declaring the stretch from NH 48 (Tawa Junction) to Vadhavan Port as national highway, state-owned Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority, which is helming the Rs76,220 crore port project, said.

The declaration of the road stretch to the port from NH 48 (Tawa Junction) will help land acquisition for the road link under the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) Act. The cost of land acquisition, though, will be borne by Vadhavan Port Project Ltd (VPPL), the special purpose vehicle implementing the port project.

“The construction of the road is a critical activity necessary to initiate the work at Vadhavan Port. It is essential for transporting quarry material from the sites to the port, as the local roads are too narrow for such heavy transportation. The declaration by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways to designate this road as a National Highway will expedite the process significantly,” said Unmesh Wagh, Chairman, JNPA.

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