The FOUR laning of the NH4A of Belgaum-Khanpur Section(Km 0.00 to Km 30.00) and 2 Laning with paved sholuders of Khanpur-Karnataka/Goa border.(Km 30.00 to Km 84.120) has been awarded to M/s GVR Infra Projects-RMN Infrastructure Ltd in July 2010 under the NHDP Phase IIIA.
The work has begun at some sections and currently HUGE TREES are being cut after Desur on the same road. Currently one can see huge reaps of wood cut and placed on the sides of the road. If one can recollect this road has a lot of green trees which are very old but for this four laning all the trees will have to be cut down.
The entire stretch is of 81.89 kms and the entire project cost is Rs.359 crores. The project is a Public Private Participation on Design, Build, Finance, Operate and Transfer (DBFOT) Toll basis project.
The road would be 4 laned until Khanapur and then it will be two laned until Goa border. Further in stage 2 of the project the road would be 4 laned and 6 laned respectively.
Provisions for tolling system and toll plaza have been proposed at km 18.835 ( this will be somewhere after Alma Motors near Desur) and km 66.315 (just near Anmod Ghat).
See the complete details of the Four/Six laning of Belgaum Khanapur Anmod Section.
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Hi,
We are planning to visit Margao via belgaum via NH 4A. Please let me know the condition of this road. I would be traveling by Tata Manza.
Road From 3rd gate to Zad shahpur is bad then OK condition upto Goa border
Why cant the government widen the road on only one side ? At least half of the trees can be saved !
But will the trees be again planted after the process is done ? Or they will leave like that itself ? That is a big question…
so sad but what after cutting tree what they do with those woods???
my uncle who lives in Khanapur mentioned that there were trees as old as 200 years, while they are happy about the road development, but he did mention how bad people are feeling about these trees falling down.