L&T Construction, the construction arm of infrastructure major Larsen and Toubro (L&T), has bagged the contract to build India’s longest river bridge. The 19-km long bridge, to be built along NH 127-B, across the Brahmaputra river will connect Dhubri in Assam to Phulbari in Meghalaya.
The bridge will significantly improve the connectivity of the North Eastern states with the rest of the country. It will also establish a vital link between Assam and Meghalaya by reducing the distance between the two states by 250 km.
“This is an extremely challenging project, and we thank our client, National Highways & Infrastructure Development Corporation for reposing confidence in our capability to build a such a defining piece of infrastructure,” said S V Desai, whole-time Director, Senior Executive VP(Civil Infrastructure), L&T.
