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	\|caption =		\|caption = New Koilwar Six lane bridge on National Highway
	\|official_name = Vashishtha Narayan Setu		\|official_name = Vashishtha Narayan Setu
	\|carries = ~~[[Buxar]]-~~[[Arrah]]-[[Patna]] [[National Highway 922 (India)\|(NH-922)]] <br> (~~Old~~ NH-30)		\|carries = [[Arrah]]-[[Patna]] [[National Highway 922 (India)\|(NH-922)]] <br> (old NH-30)
	\|crosses = [[Son River\|Sone]] river		\|crosses = [[Son River\|Sone]] river
	\|locale = [[Koilwar]], [[Bhojpur district, Bihar\|Bhojpur]], Bihar		\|locale = [[Koilwar]], [[Bhojpur district, Bihar\|Bhojpur]], Bihar
	\|maint = [[National Highways Authority of India]] (NHAI)		\|maint = [[National Highways Authority of India]] (NHAI)
			\|builder = SP Singla Constructions Pvt. Ltd.
	\|id =		\|id =
	\|designer =		\|designer =
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	\|clearance =		\|clearance =
	\|below =		\|below =
	\|traffic =		\|traffic =
	\|begin = January 2018		\|begin = January 2018
	\|complete = ~~September 2021 (expected)~~ (all 6-lanes)		\|complete = 14 May 2022 <br> (all 6-lanes)
	\|open = 10 December 2020 (3-lanes)		\|open = 10 December 2020 <br> (3-lanes)
	\|closed =		\|closed =
	\|toll =		\|toll =
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	'''New Koilwar Bridge''', (officially '''Vashishtha Narayan Setu''') at [[Koilwar]] in [[Bhojpur district, Bihar\|Bhojpur]] is a 1.52 km long, 6 lane road bridge over the [[Son River\|Sone]] river.<ref>{{cite web \|title= Nitin Gadkari opens 3 of 6 lanes of New Koilwar bridge\|work=Times of India \|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/city/patna/gadkari-opens-three-of-six-new-koilwar-bridge-lanes/amp_articleshow/79667235.cms}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|title=Bihar: Union ~~Mininster~~ Gadkari inaugurates Rs 266-crore New Koilwar Bridge over Sone river \|work=Times Now \|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/business-economy/economy/article/bihar-union-min-gadkari-inaugurates-rs-266-crore-koilwar-bridge-over-sone-river/692943 }}</ref> It connects [[Arrah]] with [[Patna]], the capital of [[Bihar]] state in India and also carries Buxar-Arrah-Patna national highway [[National Highway 922 (India)\|(NH-922)]]. New Koilwar Bridge is named after Indian mathematician and [[Padma Shri]] awardee [[Vashishtha Narayan Singh]] (1946-2019). New Koilwar Bridge is 500 metres north and parallel to the existing [[Koilwar Bridge]].		'''New Koilwar Bridge''', (officially '''Vashishtha Narayan Setu''') at [[Koilwar]] in [[Bhojpur district, Bihar\|Bhojpur]] is a 1.52 km long, 6-lane wide road bridge over the [[Son River\|Sone]] river.<ref>{{cite web \|title= Nitin Gadkari opens 3 of 6 lanes of New Koilwar bridge\|work=Times of India \|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/city/patna/gadkari-opens-three-of-six-new-koilwar-bridge-lanes/amp_articleshow/79667235.cms}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|title=Bihar: Union Min Gadkari inaugurates Rs 266-crore New Koilwar Bridge over Sone river \|work=Times Now \|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/business-economy/economy/article/bihar-union-min-gadkari-inaugurates-rs-266-crore-koilwar-bridge-over-sone-river/692943 }}</ref> It connects [[Arrah]] with [[Patna]], the capital of [[Bihar]] state in India and also carries Buxar-Arrah-Patna national highway [[National Highway 922 (India)\|(NH-922)]]. New Koilwar Bridge is named after Indian mathematician and [[Padma Shri]] awardee [[Vashishtha Narayan Singh]] (1946-2019). New Koilwar Bridge is 500 metres north and parallel to the existing 2-lane wide [[Koilwar Bridge]]. The construction work of all 6-lanes completed and Bridge is fully opened to public on 14 May 2022.

	In December 2020, [[Government of India]] has approved a 4-[[lane]] wide elevated road from Bharauli in [[Buxar]] of Bihar to Haydaria in [[Ghazipur]] of Uttar Pradesh. Upon its completion, [[Patna]] will be connected with [[Lucknow]] via New Koilwar bridge, Buxar-Ghazipur elevated road and the [[Purvanchal Expressway]].<ref>{{cite web\|title=Nitish Kumar urges Centre to extend Purvanchal Expressway till Buxar \|work=Business Standard \|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/nitish-kumar-urges-centre-to-extend-purvanchal-expressway-till-buxar-120092100825_1.html }}</ref>		In December 2020, [[Government of India]] has approved a 4-[[lane]] wide elevated road from [[Bharauli]] near [[Buxar]] of Bihar to Haydaria in [[Ghazipur]] of Uttar Pradesh. Upon its completion, [[Patna]] will be connected with [[Lucknow]] via New Koilwar bridge, Buxar-Ghazipur elevated road and the [[Purvanchal Expressway]].<ref>{{cite web\|title=Nitish Kumar urges Centre to extend Purvanchal Expressway till Buxar \|work=Business Standard \|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/nitish-kumar-urges-centre-to-extend-purvanchal-expressway-till-buxar-120092100825_1.html }}</ref>

	==History==		==History==
	The [[Koilwar Bridge]], a 2 lane road-cum-rail bridge was built by [[East Indian Railway Company]] and became operational on 04 November 1862. Since it was narrow and getting older there was a huge traffic movement problem, there was a need for an alternate road bridge to solve this issue. After 158 years, on 10 December 2020 [[Nitin Gadkari]] the Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways inaugurated the New Koilwar Bridge via video-conferencing from [[New Delhi]].<ref>{{cite web \|title=Nitin Gadkari inaugurates 3-lane New Koilwar Bridge on Sone River worth Rs 266 Crore \|work=News18 \|url=https://www.news18.com/news/auto/nitin-gadkari-inaugurates-three-lane-koilwar-bridge-on-sone-river-worth-rs-266-crore-3167432.html }}</ref>		The [[Koilwar Bridge]], a 2-lane wide road-cum-rail bridge was built by [[East Indian Railway Company]] and became operational on 4 November 1862. Since it was narrow and getting older there was a huge traffic movement problem, there was a need for an alternate road bridge to solve this issue. After 158 years, on 10 December 2020 [[Nitin Gadkari]] the Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways inaugurated the New Koilwar Bridge via video-conferencing from [[New Delhi]].<ref>{{cite web \|title=Nitin Gadkari inaugurates 3-lane New Koilwar Bridge on Sone River worth Rs 266 Crore \|work=News18 \|url=https://www.news18.com/news/auto/nitin-gadkari-inaugurates-three-lane-koilwar-bridge-on-sone-river-worth-rs-266-crore-3167432.html }}</ref>

	==Delhi-Patna connectivity==		==Delhi-Patna connectivity==
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	===Road network===		===Road network===

	List of expressways and highways connecting [[New Delhi]] with [[Agra]], [[Lucknow]] and [[Patna]].		List of expressways and highways connecting [[New Delhi]] with [[Agra]], [[Lucknow]] and [[Patna]].

	{\| class="wikitable sortable"		{\| class="wikitable sortable"
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	\| '''[[New Delhi]]'''		\| '''[[New Delhi]]'''
	\| [[Noida]]		\| [[Noida]]
	\| 09.2		\| style="text-align:center;"\|09.2
	\|-		\|-
	\| 2		\| 2
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	\| [[Noida]]		\| [[Noida]]
	\| [[Greater Noida]]		\| [[Greater Noida]]
	\| 24.5		\| style="text-align:center;"\|24.5
	\|-		\|-
	\| 3		\| 3
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	\| [[Greater Noida]]		\| [[Greater Noida]]
	\| [[Agra]]		\| [[Agra]]
	\| 165.5		\| style="text-align:center;"\|165.5
	\|-		\|-
	\| 4		\| 4
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	\| [[Agra]]		\| [[Agra]]
	\| [[Lucknow]]		\| [[Lucknow]]
	\| 302.2		\| style="text-align:center;"\|302.2
	\|-		\|-
	\| 5		\| 5
			\| [[National Highway 230 (India)\|Lucknow Ring Road]]
			\| Sarosa Bharosa
			\| [[Chand Sarai\|Chand Saray]]
			\| style="text-align:center;"\|32
			\|-
			\| 6
	\| [[Purvanchal Expressway]]		\| [[Purvanchal Expressway]]
	\| [[Lucknow]]		\| [[Lucknow]]
	\| [[Ghazipur]]		\| [[Ghazipur]]
	\| 340.8		\| style="text-align:center;"\|340.8
	\|-		\|-
	\| 6		\| 7
	\| ~~Buxar–Ghazipur~~ Elevated ~~road~~		\| Ghazipur–Buxar Elevated Road
	\| [[Ghazipur]]		\| [[Ghazipur]]
	\| [[Buxar]]		\| [[Buxar]]
	\| 17.0		\| style="text-align:center;"\|17.0
	\|-		\|-
	\| 7		\| 8
	\| ~~Buxar–Arrah~~ ([[National Highway 922 (India)\|NH-922]])		\| Buxar–[[Arrah]]–Patna ([[National Highway 922 (India)\|NH-922]])
	\| [[Buxar]]		\| [[Buxar]]
	~~\| [[Arrah]]~~
	~~\| 75.0~~
	\|-
	~~\| 8~~
	~~\| Arrah–Patna ([[National Highway 922 (India)\|NH-922]])~~
	~~\| [[Arrah]]~~
	\| '''[[Patna]]'''		\| '''[[Patna]]'''
	\| 50.0		\| style="text-align:center;"\|125.0
	\|}		\|}

			'''Note:''' Union Minister [[Nitin Gadkari]] announced on 28 August 2021 that the [[Government of India]] will construct [[Ghazipur]]–[[Arrah]]–[[Patna]] Expressway at an event in Arrah, [[Bihar]].<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/city/patna/ghazipur-ara-patna-greenfield-expressway-soon-nitin-gadkari/amp_articleshow/85723192.cms\|title=Ghazipur-Arrah-Patna Greenfield Expressway soon: Nitin Gadkari \|work=The Times of India \|date=29 August 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.livehindustan.com/bihar/story-now-journey-from-patna-to-delhi-can-be-completed-in-eight-hours-arrah-will-be-connected-with-green-field-expressway-nitin-gadkari-rk-singh-nitish-kumar-4463862.html \|title=Arrah to be connected by Ghazipur-Patna Greenfield Expressway \|work=Hindustan \|date=29 August 2021 }}</ref>

			==Status updates==
			* '''July 2017:''' [[Foundation stone]] ceremony of New Koilwar Bridge done by Union Minister [[Raj Kumar Singh\|R. K. Singh]] on 22 July 2017.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://hindi.news18.com/news/bihar/patna-bihar-koilwar-bridge-second-lane-almost-completed-bridge-can-be-inaugurated-by-march-or-april-nodvm-4013392.html \|title=पटना से UP की कर सकेंगे सरपट यात्रा, कोईलवर पुल लगभग तैयार, जानें- कब से होगा शुरू \|work=News 18 Hindi \|date=16 February 2022 }}</ref>
			* '''Jan 2018:''' The construction work of Bridge started by ''SP Singla Constructions Pvt Ltd''.
			* '''Dec 2020:''' 3-lanes (Patna to Arrah) opened for traffic to public and inaugurated on 10 December 2020 by Union Minister [[Nitin Gadkari]].
			* '''May 2022:''' The other 3-lanes (Arrah to Patna) opened to public on 14 May 2022. Inauguration done by Union Minister [[Nitin Gadkari]].

	==See also==		==See also==

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'''New Koilwar Bridge''', (officially '''Vashishtha Narayan Setu''') at [[Koilwar]] in [[Bhojpur district, Bihar|Bhojpur]] is a 1.52 km long, 6 lane road bridge over the [[Son River|Sone]] river.<ref>{{cite web |title= Nitin Gadkari opens 3 of 6 lanes of New Koilwar bridge|work=Times of India |url=https://m.timesofindia.com/city/patna/gadkari-opens-three-of-six-new-koilwar-bridge-lanes/amp_articleshow/79667235.cms}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Bihar: Union Mininster Gadkari inaugurates Rs 266-crore New Koilwar Bridge over Sone river |work=Times Now |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/business-economy/economy/article/bihar-union-min-gadkari-inaugurates-rs-266-crore-koilwar-bridge-over-sone-river/692943 }}</ref> It connects [[Arrah]] with [[Patna]], the capital of [[Bihar]] state in India and also carries Buxar-Arrah-Patna national highway [[National Highway 922 (India)|(NH-922)]]. New Koilwar Bridge is named after Indian mathematician and [[Padma Shri]] awardee [[Vashishtha Narayan Singh]] (1946-2019). New Koilwar Bridge is 500 metres north and parallel to the existing [[Koilwar Bridge]].

In December 2020, [[Government of India]] has approved a 4-[[lane]] wide elevated road from Bharauli in [[Buxar]] of Bihar to Haydaria in [[Ghazipur]] of Uttar Pradesh. Upon its completion, [[Patna]] will be connected with [[Lucknow]] via New Koilwar bridge, Buxar-Ghazipur elevated road and the [[Purvanchal Expressway]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Nitish Kumar urges Centre to extend Purvanchal Expressway till Buxar |work=Business Standard |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/nitish-kumar-urges-centre-to-extend-purvanchal-expressway-till-buxar-120092100825_1.html }}</ref>

==History==
The [[Koilwar Bridge]], a 2 lane road-cum-rail bridge was built by [[East Indian Railway Company]] and became operational on 04 November 1862. Since it was narrow and getting older there was a huge traffic movement problem, there was a need for an alternate road bridge to solve this issue. After 158 years, on 10 December 2020 [[Nitin Gadkari]] the Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways inaugurated the New Koilwar Bridge via video-conferencing from [[New Delhi]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Nitin Gadkari inaugurates 3-lane New Koilwar Bridge on Sone River worth Rs 266 Crore |work=News18 |url=https://www.news18.com/news/auto/nitin-gadkari-inaugurates-three-lane-koilwar-bridge-on-sone-river-worth-rs-266-crore-3167432.html }}</ref>

==Delhi-Patna connectivity==
The 6-lane New Koilwar Bridge is a part of [[Government of India]]'s initiative to connect [[New Delhi]] with [[Patna]] (via [[Lucknow]]) in order to improve transportation facilities and trade & commerce activities in the state of [[Bihar]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Government committed to improving the road network in Bihar |work=Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/govt-committed-to-improving-road-network-in-state/articleshow/70927942.cms }}</ref> [[New Delhi]] is already connected to [[Ghazipur]] in Uttar Pradesh by various expressways and upon the completion of 'Buxar-Ghazipur elevated road', people can travel till [[Patna]] in Bihar by [[Buxar]]-[[Arrah]]-[[Patna]] national highway [[National Highway 922 (India)|(NH-922)]].

===Road network===

List of expressways and highways connecting [[New Delhi]] with [[Agra]], [[Lucknow]] and [[Patna]].

{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Sr. No.
!Name of Road
!from
!to
!Distance in [[km]]
|-
| 1
| [[DND Flyway]]
| '''[[New Delhi]]'''
| [[Noida]]
| 09.2
|-
| 2
| [[Noida–Greater Noida Expressway]]
| [[Noida]]
| [[Greater Noida]]
| 24.5
|-
| 3
| [[Yamuna Expressway]]
| [[Greater Noida]]
| [[Agra]]
| 165.5
|-
| 4
| [[Agra–Lucknow Expressway]]
| [[Agra]]
| [[Lucknow]]
| 302.2
|-
| 5
| [[Purvanchal Expressway]]
| [[Lucknow]]
| [[Ghazipur]]
| 340.8
|-
| 6
| Buxar–Ghazipur Elevated road
| [[Ghazipur]]
| [[Buxar]]
| 17.0
|-
| 7
| Buxar–Arrah ([[National Highway 922 (India)|NH-922]])
| [[Buxar]]
| [[Arrah]]
| 75.0
|-
| 8
| Arrah–Patna ([[National Highway 922 (India)|NH-922]])
| [[Arrah]]
| '''[[Patna]]'''
| 50.0
|}

==See also==
* [[Koilwar Bridge]]
* [[Arrah-Chhapra Bridge]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Bridges in Bihar]]
[[Category:Bhojpur district, India]]