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|bridge_name = New Koilwar Bridge | |bridge_name = New Koilwar Bridge | ||
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|image = | |image = Koilwar Bridge on National Highway, Bihar.png | ||
|caption = | |caption = New Koilwar Six lane bridge on National Highway | ||
|official_name = Vashishtha Narayan Setu | |official_name = Vashishtha Narayan Setu | ||
|carries = | |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. | |||
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|designer = | |designer = | ||
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|clearance = | |clearance = | ||
|below = | |below = | ||
|traffic = | |traffic = | ||
|begin = January 2018 | |begin = January 2018 | ||
|complete = | |complete = 14 May 2022 <br> (all 6-lanes) | ||
|open = 10 December 2020 (3-lanes) | |open = 10 December 2020 <br> (3-lanes) | ||
|closed = | |closed = | ||
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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 | '''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 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 | 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]]. | ||
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| '''[[New Delhi]]''' | | '''[[New Delhi]]''' | ||
| [[Noida]] | | [[Noida]] | ||
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| [[Noida]] | | [[Noida]] | ||
| [[Greater Noida]] | | [[Greater Noida]] | ||
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|- | |- | ||
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| [[Greater Noida]] | | [[Greater Noida]] | ||
| [[Agra]] | | [[Agra]] | ||
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|- | |- | ||
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| [[Agra]] | | [[Agra]] | ||
| [[Lucknow]] | | [[Lucknow]] | ||
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|- | |- | ||
| 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]] | ||
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|- | |- | ||
| | | 7 | ||
| | | Ghazipur–Buxar Elevated Road | ||
| [[Ghazipur]] | | [[Ghazipur]] | ||
| [[Buxar]] | | [[Buxar]] | ||
| 17.0 | | style="text-align:center;"|17.0 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | 8 | ||
| | | Buxar–[[Arrah]]–Patna ([[National Highway 922 (India)|NH-922]]) | ||
| [[Buxar]] | | [[Buxar]] | ||
| '''[[Patna]]''' | | '''[[Patna]]''' | ||
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'''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== | ||