High Level Bridge Tender

Scope : To Construct Six-Lane Bridge across River Ganga in Bihar

Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved a proposal to construct a 4.5-km-long, six-lane bridge across the River Ganga, connecting two districts Patna and Saran in Bihar. The project is targeted to be completed in 42 months from the appointed date.

As per the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH), the project entails six-lane high-level/extra dosed cable-stayed bridge across river Ganga (parallel to the western side of existing Digha-Sonepur rail-cum road bridge) and its approaches on both sides in Patna and Saran (NH-139W) in the state on engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) mode.

The entire expenditure of the project is Rs 3,064.45 crore, which includes civil construction cost of Rs 2,233.81 crore. For the construction of this bridge latest technology like 5D-building information modelling (BIM), bridge health monitoring system (BHMS), monthly drone mapping will be utilised to ensure the quality of construction and operations.

The bridge will enable to control traffic easily, resulting in the overall development and connectivity of the state, especially North Bihar. Digha (situated at Patna & South Bank of Ganga River) and Sonepur (North Bank of Ganga River in Saran District) are presently connected by a rail-cum road bridge for movement of light vehicles only. Therefore, the present road cannot be used to transport goods and commodities which is a major economic blockade.

With the upcoming bridge between the two districts, the movement of goods and commodities will be bolstered, pushing the region’s economic potential. Furthermore, the bridge will provide direct connectivity from Patna to the golden quadrilateral corridor via NH-139 at Aurangabad and Sonepur (NH-31), Chhapra, Motihari (East-West corridor old NH-27), Bettiah (NH-727) in the Northern side of Bihar.