en.Wedoany.com Reported - The central government of India has approved a grant of $196.19 million to widen the Cuncolim-Bendordem section of National Highway 66 in South Goa into a four-lane road.

Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant, announcing the decision, stated that the project will include bypass roads around the towns of Cuncolim and Balli. The project will help alleviate traffic congestion in urban areas, facilitate daily commuting, and promote economic growth in the southern part of the state along India's west coast.

According to a report by Indian news channel CNBCTV18, key highlights of the project include a 5.8-kilometer six-lane elevated corridor, a six-lane railway overbridge, and the construction of service roads, intersections, and pedestrian safety infrastructure.

National Highway 66, mostly four-lane, spans approximately 1,640 kilometers, running roughly north-south along India's west coast, parallel to the Western Ghats. The highway connects Panvel, a city east of Mumbai, to Kanyakumari, passing through Mangaluru, and traversing the states of Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu, as well as the Mahe district, the third district of the union territory of Puducherry.

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