L&T Construction to construct India’s longest road bridge in Meghalaya

Larsen & Toubro (L&T) on Wednesday said it has secured a large contract to construct the country's longest road bridge across river Brahmaputra connecting Dhubri in Assam to Phulbari in Meghalaya
L&T Construction to construct India’s longest road bridge in Meghalaya
  • Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has secured a contract to build India's longest road bridge connecting Dhubri in Assam to Phulbari in Meghalaya

  • The 19 km long bridge will be built along National Highway 127-B and will feature a Navigation Bridge of 12.625 km

  • The new road bridge will reduce the distance between the Assam and Meghalaya by 250 km

New Delhi/Mumbai: Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has secured a large contract to construct the country's longest road bridge. During the regulatory filing to the stock exchange, the company informed that L&T Construction, the construction arm of the company, has secured a Large contract to construct India's longest road bridge across river Brahmaputra connecting Dhubri in Assam to Phulbari in Meghalaya.

"The 19 km long bridge will be built along National Highway 127-B and will feature a Navigation Bridge of 12.625 km, approach viaducts of 3.5 km on the Dhubri side and 2.2 km on the Phulbari side, connected with approach roads and interchanges on both sides," L&T further informed.

The bridge will have huge strategic relevance by improving the connectivity of the North Eastern States with the rest of the country and establish a vital link between Assam and Meghalaya by reducing the distance between the two States by 250 km. Currently, the travel between Dhubri and Phulbari is by ferry that takes up to 2.5 hrs.

L&T's whole-time Director & Senior Executive Vice President (Civil Infrastructure) SV Desai said, "This is an extremely challenging project, and we thank our client, National Highways & Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd. for reposing confidence in our capability to build such a defining piece of infrastructure."

Elaborating on the significance of the Dhubri-Phulbari bridge, he added, "Not only will it be an important passage for offering easier access to our North Eastern international borders but will give a huge fillip to trade and commerce in the region for the accelerated development of all the North Eastern States especially Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and the Barak Valley."

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