Mangaluru: The road connectivity between coastal district and state capital is going to be affected as the authorities have decided to close down Shiradi Ghat from October 15 to take up road repair works on the pending stretch of 8.5 kms.
With this, the road is expected to remain completely shut for traffic and it is not certain when the road will open again.
As per sources, GVR Infrastructure will take up this II phase of road work at a cost of Rs 89 cr. The first phase of road work was completed two years ago, during which the complete ban on vehicular movement had caused great inconvenience to commuters. This apart, development work of the 21 km tar road starting from Addahole will also be undertaken.
Speaking to newskarnataka.com, official concerned said that though the closure date has not been finalised, the contractor has been asked to complete the project within six months. However, there would be some change in this time frame considering the fact that Shiradi is a difficult terrain to carry on the work.