Marine-Goa Superhighway: 10 Fascinating Facts Every Traveler Should Know

The New Marine-Goa Superhighway aims at easing and enhancing travel between Mumbai and Goa, promising breathtaking views along the fast developing Konkan coast. This 499 KM long superhighway project comprises seven major bridges and is expected to ease traffic congestion, improve connectivity and promote tourism. With the estimated cost of Rs 26,000 crore, the highway is expected to offer the best transport experiences with beautiful ocean sights, as well as the easier travelling to coastal cities and business centers.

(Image for representation purpose only) Marine-Goa Superhighway

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Below Are 10 Interesting Facts About The New Marine-Goa Superhighway:

1) Improved Transportation Means: Like Marine Goa Superhighway is a network of almost 500 kilometers that aims to connect Mumbai and Goa by land, offering a new route which runs parallel to the initial one.

2) Capital outlay and objectives: Overall the project is estimated to cost around Rs 26,000 crore with the objective of alleviating traffic on the present Mumbai-Goa highway, providing a more pleasant and picturesque travel route.

3) Vista Drive: The alignment of this highway draws inspiration from the California Pacific Coast Highway, providing magnificent coastal views and a scenic ride along the coast visiting Konkan region alongside amazing views of the Sahyadari mountains.

4) Seven Principal Bridges: The work consists of seven major bridges with the total length of them enhancing driving experience - spanning twenty seven kilometers. Breath taking views of the ocean and land will make driving more enjoyable.

5) Dharamtar Creek Bridge: The highway boasts of many significant features but 10.2 kilometers Dharamtar Creek Steel Bridge is one such feature that enables easy and pleasant bridged passage across all the obstacles.

6) Kundlika Creek Bridge: A dominant 3.8 kilometers long cable stayed bridge over Kundlika Creek connects the two picturesque locations Revdanda and Salav which allows striking views of the river neck.

7) Agardanda and Jaigad Creek Bridges: Longest spans of cable stayed Agardanda Creek bridge is built at 4.3 Kilometers while the Jaigad Creek bridge comes in at 4.4 Kilometers. Both of them provide breathtaking views of the ocean.

8) Economic Benefits: With better access to coastal cities and a faster corridor in place the tourism freight along the konkan highway is being predicted to increase enhancing the economic development induced by the tourism appropriation of the area.

9) Traffic Reduction: This superhighway is going to suck the traffic of the over stretched Mumbai-Goa highway and cut down on the travel time of the people and the goods movement.

10) Improved Trade and Commerce: Apart from tourism, the superhighway will ease movements of products across Mumbai, Goa and the other regions, thus promoting trade and development in the area.