Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik is scheduled to inaugurate Shree Setu, Odisha’s first trumpet bridge, ahead of the inauguration of the Srimandir Parikrama Project in Puri on Wednesday.
The ‘Shree Setu’ is a 1.5-km long bypass that would make it easier and shorter to reach Puri from Bhubaneswar and Brahmagiri. The bypass will directly lead vehicles from Bhubaneswar and Brahmagiri to approach the multi-level parking spot at Jagannath Ballav near Puri Jail Road.
The trumpet bridge has been built to help devotees reach Srimandir without entering Puri Town and also reduce the journey time by about an hour.
The bow-shaped bride is 60-metre wide and has four lanes. It has been constructed on 37 acres of land with an expenditure of Rs 161 crore. The project comprises two bridges – one for entering Puri, while the second is for exiting the Pilgrim City after the darshan of Lord Jagannath and his deity siblings. The first bridge is over the Mangalahat-Birharekrishnapur bypass and the second is over the Mangalahat-Devighat road.
