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Raj Kishore Singh, Khagaria. Traffic has started from the parallel bridge built at a cost of 25 crores on Budhi Gandak river. This has made the journey of lakhs of people easier. People have got freedom from the trouble of jam for hours every day on National Highway No.-31. With its construction, the movement from Assam to Patna has become easier. Earlier it used to take hours to travel from Khagaria to Begusarai. Now reaching Begusarai in 40 minutes. Point to be noted is that
The bridge was built during the 1962 war
The bridge was constructed over the Budhi Gandak river six decades ago during the India-China war in 1962, so that the soldiers would not have difficulty in carrying ammunition and cannons. Earlier one had to go on a boat in Budhi Gandak river.
NH 31 is being made fourlane
Over time, the condition of the decades old bridge is very bad. It was constantly being repaired. Due to this only one way movement of vehicles could be done on the bridge. NH-31 has been made four lane. Vehicular traffic on NH-31 has increased manifold in the last five decades. The widening of the two-lane bridge built six decades ago on the Budhi Gandak river or a new bridge parallel to it was being felt.
Bridge built in five years
The construction work of the parallel bridge over the Budhi Gandak river started in the year 2017. The contractor was to complete the construction work of the bridge in three years. In this way, there has been a delay of more than two years in the construction of the bridge. The foreman of the newly constructed bridge told that with the DBM (blackening) on the bridge, the way for the movement of vehicles on it has been cleared. He told that the work of DBM on the bridge will be organized due to the movement of vehicles for a fortnight. After that master coat will be done on DBM of the bridge. The work of light and paint on the bridge is left. The work of lighting and painting is being done on a war footing. It is expected that the work of lighting and painting of the bridge will also be completed in a week.
says project director
NHAI Project Director Prashant Sinha told that the construction work of the bridge has been completed and permission has been given to start the movement of vehicles on it.
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