L&T Construction, the construction arm of Larsen & Toubro (L&T), has secured a contract to construct India’s longest road bridge across River Brahmaputra connecting Dhubri in Assam to Phulbari in Meghalaya. The company has secured the contract from the National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation (NHIDCL). The 19 km long bridge will be built along NH-127 B and feature a navigation bridge of 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 will have huge strategic relevance by improving connectivity of the North-Eastern states with the rest of the country and establish a vital link between Assam and Meghalaya by reducing the distance between the two states by 250 km. At present, travel between Dhubri and Phulbari is by ferry that takes up to 2.5 hours. The value of the contract is Rs 2,500 to Rs 5,000 crore.