GUWAHATI: A day after a mechanized boat sank in the Brahmaputra, State Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said the state government will take the matter as a priority to commence work for 6 Lane Bridge Over Brahmaputra connecting North Guwahati.
This claim saw action when the Minister tweeted that the construction work for the bridge is set to begin.
Happy to share that the Public Works Department (PWD) has kick-started the process for the construction of Guwahati- North Guwahati bridge.
— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) September 8, 2018
I shall keep you posted. pic.twitter.com/m7g681pkZS
The proposed bridge announced by Sarma will be 1.6 km, of which 1.24 km will be designed as a multi-span extradosed bridge – a technology superior to conventional bridge design in terms of safety and aesthetics.
The main bridge will be a 6 lane carriage-way having overall width of about 33 M. The elevated road will start from AT Road (Near Bhutnath) and will meet at machkhowa on MG Road and on Guwahati side.
The main Bridge over river will start forming a Y-junction between the elevated road and the Bridge.The approach road will meet at Gauripur on NH 31 (East-West Corridor) on North Guwahati side.
“We have received approval for external aid from the finance ministry. We will avail a loan of Rs 2,000 crore from the BRICS New Development Bank. IIT-Guwahati has finalized the design. We hope to start construction of the bridge within the next six months and complete it by 2022,” Sarma said to the media.
Until the bridge is completed, the government will consider all options for providing a safer mode of transport for the people.
