New completion date extended to Oct 2026
BUILDING THE FUTURE: Segment launching on the Sangolda stretch of the elevated corridor is making steady headway, with PWD officials claiming that 30 per cent of the superstructure already in place.
MAPUSA
The ambitious elevated corridor project on NH-66 at Porvorim has reached a key milestone, with foundation and substructure works now fully complete and superstructure construction at 30 per cent progress.
Public Works Department (NH) Executive Engineer Jude Carvalho confirmed that out of the project’s 87 spans, 21 have already been erected. Each span consists of between 14 and 17 precast segments, with the total structure designed to use 1,431 segments supported by 88 piers.
Originally slated for completion by April 2026, the deadline has now been revised to October 14, 2026.
Carvalho attributed the six-month extension to an increase in the depth of piles required for the project. Despite this, the contractor is expected to finish launching segments across the entire 5.15-kilometre stretch by June 2026.
“Once the superstructure is complete, minor finishing works such as erecting crash barriers, installing electric poles, and other final touches will be completed in the remaining four months,” Carvalho said.
In the coming weeks, the stretch from O’Coqueiro to Mall de Goa on the left-hand side will be closed to enable segment launching in that section. Traffic will be diverted via the BB Borkar road, he added.
Parallel to the main structure, work on constructing drains along the service roads is progressing at 60 per cent completion. Carvalho noted that traffic movement has slowed the pace of drain construction, but closures of specific stretches will speed up the process. Hotmixing of the service roads will be carried out only after the monsoon season.
The Porvorim elevated corridor is part of the larger NH-66 expansion aimed at alleviating chronic traffic bottlenecks between Porvorim and Mapusa. Once operational, it is expected to significantly reduce congestion on one of North Goa’s busiest road stretches.
Spanning 5.15 kilometres, the elevated corridor is a key infrastructure upgrade in the region, promising smoother traffic flow and reduced travel time for thousands of commuters daily.
