Bogibeel bridge is a combined road and rail bridge in the Dibrugarh district of the north eastern Indian state of Assam.
Upon its expected completion in 2017 the 4.94 kilometres (3.07 mi) long bridge, work on which was inaugurated in 2002, will become the longest bridge of its kind in India and the longest bridge across the Brahmaputra River.
The bridge is located 17km downstream of the town of Dibrugarh. It will connect Dibrugarh in the south to Lakhimpur in the north. The River Brahmaputra runs to the north of Dibrugarh and is very wide, spanning 10km.
The rail-road bridge is the fourth being built on the river, the others being Pandu Saraighat, Kolia-Bjumuraguri and Naranarayan Setu at Jogighopa – all of them in Assam. The Bogibeel Bridge is the longest structure being built on the River Brahmaputra and will be the country’s fourth largest bridge.
Construction of Rail-cum-Road bridge over the Brahmaputra at Bogibeel with linking lines (73 km) has been taken up at an anticipated cost of Rs. 4996 crore.
An expenditure of Rs.4129 crore has been incurred upto March, 2016 and an outlay of Rs. 598 crore has been provided in 2016-17.
The project has mainly suffered in the past on account of inadequate availability of funds, apart from delays in land acquisition and forestry clearances.
To expedite the completion of work, the annual outlays have been enhanced, and against an allotment of Rs. 340 crore in the year 2013-14, budget allotments of Rs.600 crore and Rs.701 crore have been made in the year 2014-15 and 2015-16 respectively.
