Rail-cum-Road Bridge across river Brahmaputra near Bogibeel with link lines on North and South Bank
Maligoan, December 23 (MExN): The Bogibeel Rail-cum-Road Bridge over river Brahmaputra which is situated 17 Kms downstream of Dibrugarh, Assam is constructed for Double Line BG Track and three lane road is set to be inaugurated on December 25 by Prime Minister N Arendra Modi.
“The bridge will facilitate connectivity between North and South Banks of river Brahmaputra in the Eastern region of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh,” Pranav Jyoti Sharma, Chief PRO stated in a press release.
It will also enhance the national security of the eastern region of India by facilitating swift movement of defence forces and their equipment.
Bogibeel Rail-cum-Road Bridge is the longest Rail-cum-Road as well as Railway Bridge in India having total length of 4.94 km(revised from 4.31 km).
The sanctioned estimated cost of the Project was Rs.3230.02 Crores. Revised estimate of the project amounts to Rs. 4,857 Crores which has been approved and sanctioned by the Railway Board to cover escalation and increased bridge length.
