Cabinet clears ₹1,948-cr Bridge on Ganga in Allahabad
Ensuring smooth flow of vehicular traffic in Allahabad, CCEA recently cleared the construction of 9.9 km long new 6 - lane bridge across river Ganga on NH - 96 at Phaphamau in Allahabad at an investment of ₹1948.25 crore. Among others, the new bridge will also facilitate to the large congregation of people at Holy City Allahabad during Kumbh, Ardh-Kumbh and other annual ritual baths at SANGAM in Prayag. This will give a boost to pilgrimage tourism and local economy of Holy city of Prayag. This new 6-lane bridge will also be beneficial for the Lucknow / Faizabad bound traffic coming from Madhya Pradesh via National Highway - 27 and National Highway - 76 through Naini Bridge. Currently, Allahabad bound traffic coming from National Highway - 96, National Highway - 24 B, Asian Highway -1 and other local highways are using the existing old 2 - lane bridge at Phaphamau for crossing the River Ganga with no entry for goods vehicles on this bridge from 06 am to 11 pm. The construction period for the project is three years and is likely to be commissioned by December, 2021, claimed official sources.
