Kacchi Dargah Bidupur Bridge

Kacchi Dargah Bidupur Bridge

There are over 16 bridges on the Ganga River and most of which most of them are in Bihar. This bridge addition will be most interesting as it will be the longest on the Ganga River and Longest Bridge in India too. The bridge will connect Patna and Hajipur with a span of 9.76 km and connect the NH30 to NH333. The bridge is also planned so as to reduce the load from the Mahatma Gandhi Setu and also reduce travel time for the regional passengers.

The construction of the bridge started in July 2017 and the construction saw 67 well foundations constructed in the first phase in the Diyara from both banks on each side of the river. The construction will be completed by the end of 2021 and is currently in an advanced stage with major work fast-forward and given top priority to be completed as soon as possible. The overall cost of the construction is estimated at around 3110 crores with the project being completed with a joint venture between Korean and home ground company Larsen and Toubro (L&T). The section of the span are precast and then fitted on-site and the major spans are suspended to increase the gap between the two piers.

As the bridge is above a river, but there will be no problem in navigation and the bridge is termed "All Span Navigational". The bridge is also one of the first in Bihar with 6 lane expressway bridge and one of its kind connecting south and north Bihar and also act as an external ring road of Patna.