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PORVORIM
Travelling between Porvorim and Saligao on the CHOGM road has been longer and more challenging than expected, but it has nothing to do with the usual rush of vehicles along the route.
With several potholes and tar washed away along several stretches of the road between O’Coqueiro circle and Saligao, motorists have had to bear up with a deteriorated road surface.
There has been considerable increase in traffic along the Porvorim“Saligao road in recent years and though the road has been recently widened on both sides, the widened portion of the road has not been tarred.
During the rainy season, water accumulates in potholes, while the portion of road opposite Navtara hotel and Mahindra showroom at Sangolda gets flooded, making it dangerous to travel along the road.
Some motorists have begun avoiding the Porvorim“Saligao road and have opted for other roads, but that has done little to solve the problem as it has put pressure on traffic along internal roads.
When contacted, RDA Minister and Saligao MLA Jayesh Salgaonkar said he was aware that the Porvorim“Saligao road had deteriorated badly, with tar missing at several places and potholes all over the route. “The road is not motorable and I have already initiated steps to repair and hotmix this road,” informed Salgaonkar.
“Initially, all potholes on the road will be filled up with pebbles and pavers will be laid, wherever needed, and this work has already started.”
“After the rains, the Goa State Infrastructure Development Corporation will repair and hotmix three roads, the Porvorim-Calangute circle road, Betim-Nerul road and Verem-Saligao road via Pilerne, the estimated cost of which is Rs 87 crore.”
