In view of traffic remaining jammed most of the time on the road connecting the Gopalpur Port in Ganjam district, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has agreed to provide funds for construction of an alternative road (bypass) to ease the congestion.
With the Gopalpur Port becoming functional and vehicles moving in a big number, people are facing tough time on the National Higway-516 connecting the National Highway-16.
At a meeting held here recently, it was decided that the State Government would provide land for the alternative road and the Ministry funds. The decision has come as a great relief for the people who commute on the 5.35-km stretch of the NH-516 connecting NH-16 at Gopalpur.
The stretch also crosses railway line to the Indian Rare Earth at two different places.
