Decks have been cleared for the construction of the seventh bridge on the Ganga River in Patna, Bihar, to provide seamless connectivity between the state’s northern and southern regions.
The six-lane cable-stayed bridge is proposed to be built across the Ganga River in Patna between Digha and Sonepur, parallel to the western side (180 metres upstream) of the Digha-Sonepur Rail-cum-Road Bridge (J P Setu).
For this, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways issued a tender on 31 January. As soon as the agency is selected, the work of construction will be started.
The project shall be developed at an estimated cost of Rs 2,635.89 crore through an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract and will be ready in 42 months.
