Nagpur Expressway is one of the best recently opened roads in India. 120 meters wide, 22.5 meters wide divider, gardens, more than 50 flyovers and 700 underpasses are arranged for this road. Even though all these systems are provided, when compared to the roads of many foreign countries, the roads of our country are still far behind.
The central government is adopting measures to further improve roads in India in a phased manner. Union Surface Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari has made an important announcement in this context. The minister assured that by the end of 2024, better roads will be prepared in India than the roads in America. The announcement was made at the inauguration of the first phase of the Goa Suvari River Bridge.
The term of the second Narendra Modi government will end at the end of 2024. Nitin Gadkari has informed that even before this, the government is trying to make the road facilities in India better than those in America. Suwari Bridge is being constructed in eight lanes with a length of 13.2 km at a cost of Rs 2530 crore. It is the largest cable stayed bridge in India.
A similar announcement was made by Minister Nitin Gadkari at the 81st session of the Indian Road Congress held in Lucknow in October 2022. Former President of the United States John F. The minister’s assurance was quoted by Kennedy.
However, at that time, the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh had assured that the roads in UP would be made similar to those in the United States. Nitin Gadkari has assured Chief Minister Yogi Aditya Nath that the central government will invest Rs 5 lakh crore in road development in Uttar Pradesh by 2024. Among these, 13 overbridges with an investment of Rs 1000 crore, bypasses with an investment of Rs 1212 crore and Rs 950 crore are important.
