The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has awarded a Rs 1,900 crore contract to Hindustan Construction Company Ltd (HCC), in a joint venture with Dilip Buildcon Limited (DBL).
The project involves the design and construction of a 22-km road to link Jharkhand and Bihar, which will include a four-lane bridge over the Ganga river. The road will connect Sahibganj bypass in Jharkhand to Manihari bypass in Bihar.
Arjun Dhawan, Group CEO, said, “Our JV is proud to work on this important NHAI project that will improve infrastructure in Bihar and Jharkhand, generating long term benefits to the socio-economic conditions of the region”.
HCC’s association with Bihar dates back to the early 60s
when it built India’s first road-cum-rail bridge – Rajendra Setu – across Ganga at Mokameh. For NHAI, HCC has built the Grand Trunk Road Improvement Project in 2007. Recent projects completed in Bihar are rail-cum-road bridges across river Ganga at Munger and Sone Bridge near Patna.
