Rail-Cum-Road Bridge Across Brahmaputra River at Guwahati Approved at Cost of 996.75 Cr

Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Shri Nitin Gadkari on 28 September said furthering Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s vision of Gati Shakti, the project for Rail-cum-Road Bridge across Brahmaputra river near the existing Saraighat bridge at Guwahati has been approved at the cost of Rs. 996.75 Crore which will be shared by NHAI & Ministry of Railways. He said the cost of approaches/viaducts Rs. 322 Crore will be entirely built by NHAI.

Shri Gadkari said the bridge would connect north bank of Assam to south bank i.e. Guwahati across Brahmaputra river, he added.