Union Minister of Road Transport & Highways Nitin Gadkari will inaugurate the newly constructed cable-stayed bridge between Ambargodlu-Kalasavalli in Sagar taluk on July 14.
Addressing media persons, here on Saturday, Shivamogga MP B Y Raghavendra said it is the second largest cable-stayed bridge in the country after a similar one built in Okha in Gujarat.
It is built at a cost of Rs 473 crore and is 2.44 km long.
Since the bridge connects Sigandur, a major pilgrimage centre in Karnataka, the BJP leaders from Malnad want it to be named as ‘Sigandur Sri Chowdeshwari Bridge’.
He demanded the state government to submit a proposal in this regard to the Centre after giving an no objective certificate.
‘BSY’s role immense’
He said leaders of all political parties have fought for the construction of the bridge.
But the contribution of former chief minister B S Yediyurappa towards its construction is significant. Yediyurappa had given Rs 100 for the construction, he recalled.
Union Minister Pralhad Joshi will participate in the inaugural ceremony. However, the venue and time of the programme are yet to be decided.
Load test
The second phase of the load test of the bridge began on July 5. Minor work is pending in the last phase and will be completed soon, he added.
BJP district unit president N K Jagadish, MLAs Araga Jnanendra, S N Channabasappa, MLC Dhananjaya Sarji, former minister
Hartalu Halappa, former MLAs Ashok Naik,
K G Kumaraswamy, R K Sidramanna and others were present.