L&T Construction, the construction arm of Larsen & Toubro has secured a large contract to build the country’s longest road bridge across the river Brahmaputra, connecting Dhubri in the state of Assam to Phulbari in the state of Meghalaya. It is a 19 km long bridge and is to be built along the National Highway 127-B.
As per the construction company, the project will feature a Navigation Bridge, which will be 12.625 km long, approach viaduct of 3.5 km length on the Dhubri side and approach viaduct of 2.2 km length on the Phulbari side, connected with approach roads as well as interchanges on both sides. The longest river bridge will have huge strategic relevance as it is expected to improve the connectivity of the North Eastern states with the rest of the nation. The distance between the Assam and Meghalaya will be reduced by 250 Km.
Dhubri in Assam and Phulbari in Meghalaya travle takes up to 2.5 hours by ferry. L&T about the project says, the longest river bridge project is extremely challenging. This the big infra project will provide a huge stimulation to the region’s trade and commerce for the accelerated development of all the states of North East India especially the states of Tripura, Meghalaya, Assam, and the Barak Valley, as per the company statement.
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