Larsen and Toubro acquired the construction contract for the project, which will feature a navigation bridge including 12.625 km approach
viaducts of 3.5 km on the
Dhubri side and 2.2 km on the Phulbari side, connected with approach roads and interchanges on both sides. The bridge is expected to be built with a total cost of approximately Rs 4,997
crore, will meet the long-standing demand of the people from
Assam and
Meghalaya who have depended on ferry services to travel between the two banks of the river. It will reduce the distance of 205 Km to be travelled by Road to 19 Km, which is the total length of the bridge. ==Current status==