The Dhubri - Phulbari Bridge is an under construction bridge over the

Brahmaputra River The Brahmaputra is a trans-boundary river which flows through Tibet, northeast India, and Bangladesh. It is also known as the Yarlung Tsangpo in Tibetan, the Siang/Dihang River in Arunachali, Luit in Assamese, and Jamuna River in Bangla. It ...

between

Assam Assam (; ) is a state in northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of . The state is bordered by Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh to the north; Nagaland and Manipur ...

and

Meghalaya Meghalaya (, or , meaning "abode of clouds"; from Sanskrit , "cloud" + , "abode") is a states and union territories of India, state in northeastern India. Meghalaya was formed on 21 January 1972 by carving out two districts from the state of As ...

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. The Dhubri - Phulbari bridge, to be completed by 2026–27, would be

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

’s second longest bridge over water after

Mumbai Trans Harbour Link The Mumbai Trans Harbour Link, also known as the Sewri–Nhava Sheva Trans Harbour Link, is an under-construction 21.8 km (13.5 mi) 6-lane expressway grade road bridge, which will connect Mumbai with Navi Mumbai, its satellite city. ...

and would span more than 19 km. This proposed bridge, close to the Bangladesh border, will connect

Dhubri Dhubri (Pron: ˈdhubri) is an old town and headquarter of Dhubri district in Indian state of Assam. It is an old town on the bank of the Brahmaputra river, with historical significance. In 1883, the town was first constituted as a Municipal Boa ...

with

's Phulbari which is also a missing link of National Highway 127B. Civil works has started on 2019–2020. This is being funded by

Japan International Cooperation Agency The is a governmental agency that delivers the bulk of Official Development Assistance (ODA) for the government of Japan. It is chartered with assisting economic and social growth in developing countries, and the promotion of international co ...

and it would be executed by NHIDCL. This is one of 6 proposed bridges on the

Brahmaputra The Brahmaputra is a trans-boundary river which flows through Tibet, northeast India, and Bangladesh. It is also known as the Yarlung Tsangpo in Tibetan, the Siang/Dihang River in Arunachali, Luit in Assamese, and Jamuna River in Bangla. It ...

PM Modi will lay the foundation stone for the four-lane bridge over the Brahmaputra between Dhubri (on North Bank) and Phulbari (on South Bank). The proposed Bridge will be located on NH-127B, originating from Srirampur on NH-27 (East-West Corridor), and terminating at Nongstoin on NH-106 in the State of Meghalaya. It will connect Dhubri in Assam to South Salmara, Mankachar, Phulbari, Tura, Rongram and Rongjeng in Meghalaya. Larsen and Toubro (L&T) has bagged the contract to construct this India's longest river bridge across the river Brahmaputra. It will feature a navigation bridge of 12.625 km approach viaducts of 3.5 km on the Dubri side and 2.2 km on the Phulbari side, connected with approach roads and interchanges on both sides. The bridge, to be built with a total cost of approx Rs 4,997 crore, will meet the long-standing demand of the people from Assam and Meghalaya who were depending on ferry services to travel between the two banks of the river. It will reduce the distance of 205 Km to be travelled by Road to 19 Km, which is the total length of the bridg
Fencing to be over by December: Sonowal
Connectivity in the Northeastern region of the country is set to get a boost with construction of more bridges connecting one state to another, primarily Assam and Meghalaya. In probably next 5years Dhola-Sadiya bridge will lose its 'title' to Dhubri-Phulbari bridge, bu
BPC INDIA
holds the title for executing the geotechnical engineering for both the projects, in two completely different geomorphological condition on the same river of Mighty Brahmaputra.

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