Zuari bridge Phase-1 by Dilip Buildcon almost complete

Dilip Buildcon Limited, which is constructing the new Zuari bridge in Goa, has informed that the first phase of the cable-stayed bridge is about to be completed, and the entire eight-lane project will be completed by April 2023.

The bridge, termed as India's widest bridge, is located on Zuari river at Cortalim village on Margao-Panaji National Highway and is considered as an important link between North and South Goa.

It is being built at a cost of ₹545.40 crore with 22,000 tonnes of steel and 1,500 tonnes of Korean cables, which are imported from China. The bridge can withstand a load of 1,000 tonnes, making it one of the safest structures. It would be a pothole free bridge as the road is made up of polymer modified bitumen which does not allow water to percolate.

This is one of the most complex cable-stayed bridges in the world as the project also has to give way for the ships beneath it to cross, as the waterways below it is an important route for Mormugao Port Trust, located in Vasco town of South Goa.