Larsen & Toubro will construct a 20 km, 4-lane road bridge across the River Brahmaputra from Dhubri to Phulbari on NH 127B for the National Highways & Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd. L&T has emerged as the lowest bidder at Rs 3166-Crore for the project. The proposed bridge will connect Assam and Meghalaya. It will be the longest road bridge (18.36 km) over a river in the country. The project is being financed by JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency). National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (NHIDCL) is the executing agency. The bridge is expected to be completed by 2026-27. The proposed bridge will connect Assam and Meghalaya with the rest of the country, reducing the detouring road distance by about 203 km from Dhubri to Phulbari, which lie on the either side of the Brahmaputra.
