Panaji: April 23, 2026
The Executive Engineer, Works Division – VII (NH) PWD, has notified the closure of RHS side of the existing NH-66 from approach road of A2 (near Neo Majestic Hotel, Porvorim) at Ch. 512+900 to P86 (near Gauri Petrol Pump, Porvorim) at 512+560 for all types of vehicular traffic from April 24, 2026 (midnight) to May 20, 2026 to facilitate the speedy completion for the six lane elevated corridor project.
Traffic proceeding from Panaji towards Mapusa will be diverted from LHS Service road near Neo Majestic Hotel and traffic will be closed for the connecting road from Pundalik Nagar near P82 near Delfinos junction. Traffic moving towards Mapusa from Betim will be allowed on existing RHS service road of NH-66 from P85 near Gauri Petrol Pump. Suitable and safe access for the local residents and establishment on the closed stretch of NH-66 will be provided at designated location.
The activity of construction of approach on RHS of A2 side for the project of “Construction of six lane Elevated Corridor from km 508.000 to km 513.150 including approaches on NH-66 in the State of Goa on EPC mode” is in progress, for which there is a need for closure of existing NH-66, for all types of vehicular traffic, to facilitate hindrance free and speedy completion of the projecttaking into consideration the safety of commuters.
