GUWAHATI, Nov 5 - PWD Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma today witnessed the launch of the second pier foundation of the seventh bridge across the Brahmaputra river in the city.
The 8.3-km bridge will connect Guwahati and North Guwahati. �It is being built at a cost of Rs 2,600 crore and we hope to complete it by August 2023,� Sarma said.
He said the bridge will be vital for the Northeast as it will boost economic growth of Assam and the adjoining states.
�It will reduce travel time from Guwahati to North Guwahati to just 10 minutes, as against 45-60 minutes that it takes to travel now. With the AIIMs coming up and also a new medical college in the city, you can imagine the developments that will take place in the next five years,� he said.
