A new hanging bridge will be constructed on the Chambal river between Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. This bridge will be built on the lines of Mumbai’s Bandra-Worli Sea Link and its length will be 594 meters. The construction of the bridge will ease transportation between Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh and will boost trade.
By Prashant Pandey
Published Date: Wed, 08 Jan 2025 08:00:25 AM (IST)
Updated Date: Wed, 08 Jan 2025 08:10:18 AM (IST)
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- Construction of hanging bridge on Chambal river will start in January.
- The height of this bridge will be 122 meters more than the old bridge.
- Trade between Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh will get a boost.
Manoj Srivastava, Naidunia, Bhind(Chambal Bridge Bhind). The work of building a wire-supported bridge on the lines of Mumbai’s Bandra-Worli Sea Link on the Chambal river connecting Bhind in Madhya Pradesh to Etawah in Uttar Pradesh will begin in the last week of January. This bridge will be ready in 24 months.
Due to the construction of the bridge, the traffic between Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh will become easier and it will boost trade in the districts connected because the traffic here is stopped due to the old bridge getting damaged repeatedly. Atal Progress-Way, approved by Madhya Pradesh, will be directly connected to Bundelkhand Expressway through this bridge.
The bridge was built here in 1975
This will increase traffic due to highway connectivity between Bhind-Etawah. The bridge over Chambal river between Barhi-Udi was built in the year 1975. The 50 year old bridge has been damaged 22 times in 15 years.
Three years ago, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari had sanctioned Rs 296 crore to build a four-lane road and a new bridge from Yamuna River Bridge to Chambal River. The work of building the bridge is being done by ASC Infratech Limited Company of Delhi.
The company intensified preparations to build the bridge
After the tender process, when the company started soil testing for the construction of the bridge in 2022, the Gharial Sanctuary put a stop to it. After getting permission from the Forest Department and Chambal Sanctuary on July 31, the company has also intensified its preparations.
According to National Highway Division Executive Engineer Mukesh Thakur, the wire supported bridge is to be built on the lines of Mumbai’s Bandra-Worli Sea Link. There will be four lanes for commuting on the bridge. Its width is 14 meters, while its length will be more than 594 meters.
The height of the bridge will be 122 meters more than the old bridge i.e. more than 130 meters. The main span of this bridge will be made with cables. Concrete, steel, precast segments are used in this.
Four lane road will be built from Yamuna river to the bridge
- The length of the road from Chambal Bridge and Yamuna River Bridge to Chambal Bridge is 8.1 km.
- This road will be four-lane.
- Dividers and street lights will also be installed in the middle.
- Rs 296 crore has been approved to build Chambal bridge and four lane road.
- The bridge will be built at a cost of Rs 130 crore and the highway will be built at a cost of Rs 166 crore.
