Bid opens for Bihar's Danapur-Bihta elevated corridor by MoRTH

08 May 2023 CW Team

A four-lane elevated corridor, at-grade upgrades to the Danapur-Bihta section, and upgrade projects in Bihar have all been put out to bid by the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways (MoRTH).

The estimated cost is Rs 31.46 billion. The completion period is 30 months, along with a maintenance period of 10 years. The closing date for bid submission is 20 June 2023.

The scope of work includes the construction of a four-lane elevated corridor from design ch:0+000 to design ch: 19+870 of the Danapur-Bihta section providing connectivity to the existing RoB near Danapur station (0.231 km), 1.35 km, 1.35 km ramps and at-grade improvements to the four-lane section on Danapur side, and upgradation of existing two-lane to four-lane carriageway from design ch:19+870 to design ch:23+500 of Bihta-Koilwar section (total length 25.081 km).

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