Tender Floated for 6.81 km Jorhat-Majuli Bridge
First Published: 22nd May, 2025 21:26 IST
The 2-lane bridge will be built at an estimated cost of Rs 600.51 crore
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways today floated the tender for the much-awaited Jorhat-Majuli Bridge over the Brahmaputra river.
The 6.81 km long two-lane bridge will be built at an estimated cost of Rs.600.51 crore.
Assam Chief Minister Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma who has all along been persuading the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways to expedite the tender process in right earnest, has thanked Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari for turning the dream project into a reality.
Taking to the microblogging site X, the Chief Minister wrote, “Great news for Assam. The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has today floated the tender for the much-awaited Jorhat–Majuli Bridge—a 6.81 km, 2-lane bridge with an estimated cost of Rs. 600.51 crore .
My heartfelt gratitude to Hon’ble Union Minister @nitin_gadkari Ji for making this effort into a reality.”
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