Can anyone explain exactly where this highway is close to - is it near the Colva Highway? Any help or if anyone has a link to a detailed map it would be much appreciated.

Posted below is some information about it.

The proposed six-lane expressway connecting north and south Goa will be built parallel to the Konkan Railway tracks, about 200 metres away, on the eastern side.

Detailed survey and planning for the project will start in a fortnight. Earlier this month, the Goa Chief Minister, Pratapsing Rane, and state chief secretary, J P Singh carried out an aerial survey of the proposed highway.

Sources said that special care would be taken to ensure displacement of people in resedential stretches around the proposed road be kept to a minimum. After completion of the survey and planning for the project, the picture would be clear as regards number of families to be rehabilitated, the sources pointed out.

The expressway would begin from Amerem village situated along the boundary of the Pernem taluka, and move through Khaznem, Amai, Nagzar, Dhargal, Tivim, Shirgaon, Mayem, Old Goa, Carambolim, Neura up to Cortalim.

It would further pass through Verna, Cansaulim, Margao, Navelim, Cuncolim, Balli and Barsem, right into Canacona taluka. In Canacona taluka, the expressway will pass through Mashem and Lolyem villages and connect with the existing national highway.

The six-lane proposed expressway has made the government acquire 90 mt wide stretch of land running parallel to the railway track. The length of the expressway will be 105 km.

Three new bridges, one each at Colvale, Old Goa and Cortalim, will form part of the expressway.