New Koilwar Bridge

New Koilwar Bridge, (officially Vashishtha Narayan Setu) at Koilwar in Bhojpur is a 1.52 km long, 6 lane road bridge over the Sone river.[2][3] It connects Arrah with Patna, the capital of Bihar state in India and also carries Buxar-Arrah-Patna national highway (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.

Not to be confused with Koilwar Bridge.
New Koilwar Bridge
Coordinates25°34′10″N 84°48′05″E
CarriesBuxar-Arrah-Patna (NH-922)
(Old NH-30)
CrossesSone river
LocaleKoilwar, Bhojpur, Bihar
Official nameVashishtha Narayan Setu
Maintained byNational Highways Authority of India (NHAI)
Characteristics
Total length1,528 metres (5,013 ft)[1]
Width16 metres (52 ft)
No. of spans74
No. of lanes6
History
Construction startJanuary 2018
Construction endJune 2021 (expected) (all 6-lanes)
Opened10 December 2020 (3-lanes)
Location

In December 2020, Government of India has approved a 4-lane elevated road from Bharauli in Buxar of Bihar to Haidaria 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.[4]

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.[5]

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.[6] 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 (NH-922).

Road network

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

Sr. No. Name of Road from to Distance
1 DND Flyway New Delhi Noida 9.2 Km
2 Noida-Greater Noida Expressway Noida Greater Noida 24.5 Km
3 Yamuna Expressway Greater Noida Agra 165 Km
4 Agra-Lucknow Expressway Agra Lucknow 302 Km
5 Purvanchal Expressway Lucknow Ghazipur 340.8 Km
6 Buxar-Ghazipur elevated road Ghazipur Buxar 17 Km
7 Buxar-Arrah National Highway Buxar Arrah 75 Km
8 Arrah-Patna National Highway Arrah Patna 50 Km

See also

References
  1. "Bihar: Key facts about New Koilwar Bridge". Dainik Jagran.
  2. "Nitin Gadkari opens 3 of 6 lanes of New Koilwar bridge". Times of India.
  3. "Bihar: Union Mininster Gadkari inaugurates Rs 266-crore New Koilwar Bridge over Sone river". Times Now.
  4. "Nitish Kumar urges Centre to extend Purvanchal Expressway till Buxar". Business Standard.
  5. "Nitin Gadkari inaugurates 3-lane New Koilwar Bridge on Sone River worth Rs 266 Crore". News18.
  6. "Government committed to improving the road network in Bihar". Times of India.
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