The state cabinet on Wednesday sanctioned a sum of Rs 2,440 crore for developing a coastal highway which will ensure better connectivity to places of tourist interest along the coastline. spokesperson, JituVaghani, said that a new road will be constructed from the Statue of Unity (SoU) toShabri Dhamin South Gujarat at a cost of Rs 1,570 crore.
Providing information, the Education minister, said that the135-kilometre long coastal highway will connect Ubhrat,Tithaand Chorwad. He added that a new link will be set up from Khambhat to Ambli to ease traffic movement between Saurashtra and South Gujarat.