Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate a key highway project on Friday, connecting Aunta (Mokama) and Simaria (Begusarai), featuring a newly built 1.865-km bridge across the Ganga.

The project establishes direct road connectivity between Mokama in Patna district and Begusarai. The bridge has been constructed parallel to the old two-lane rail-cum-road Rajendra Setu, which is currently under repair and restricts heavy vehicle movement.

The new bridge will allow heavy vehicles to avoid a detour of nearly 100 km while travelling between north Bihar districts such as Begusarai, Supaul, Madhubani, and Araria, and south Bihar districts including Patna, Sheikhpura, Nawada, and Lakhisarai.

Additionally, the project will improve access to Simaria Dham, a noted pilgrimage site and the birthplace of poet Ramdhari Singh Dinkar.

News source: Money Rediff