Assam: Ministry of Road Transport & Highways floats tender for Jorhat-Majuli Bridge

Guwahati: The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has floated the tender for the much-awaited Jorhat-Majuli Bridge over the Brahmaputra on Thursday.

The 6.81 km long two-lane bridge will be built at an estimated cost of Rs.600.51 crore.

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has all along been persuading the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways to expedite the tender process in right earnest.

The Chief Minister thanked Union Minister Gadkari for turning the dream project into a reality.

Later, taking to the microblogging site X (formerly Twitter), 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."