Work on Mumbai-Goa National Highway The Mumbai-Goa National Highway has been identified for 4-laning under NHDP IV keeping in view the traffic volume and numbers of accidents on this Highway. Four-laning of Zarap to Patradevi Section (Length=21.508 kms) has already been completed. Four laning of Indapur to Zarap Section has been divided in 10 packages. Out of these 10 packages, 3 packages covering length of 131 kms have been awarded on Hybrid Annuity Mode and bids for one package covering a length of 34.450 have been invited. For remaining 7 packages, feasibility study report has been finalised and work for preparation of bid documents, land acquisition, other preconstruction activities, etc have been taken up. All these packages are at initial stage of award or at feasibility stage, therefore, it is too early to say about completion of these packages. The work of construction of 10 nos. major bridges, 2 nos. minor bridges and 2 nos. ROBs is in progress and scheduled for completion by end of July/August 2016. The 3(A) & 3(D) notification for land acquisition has been published/under publication for all the packages of Indapur to Zarap section except Bhogaon Khurd to Khawati section for which 3(A) notification is under finalisation. The 4 laning of Mumbai-Goa Highway from Indapur to Zarap section has been taken up on Hybrid Annuity Mode with Central Government funds. This information was given by Minister of State for Road Transport & Highways, Shri Pon. Radhakrishnan in a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha today.
