India Lakh Bridges Tender

Union Minister of State for Road Transport Highways Shipping and Chemical Fertilizers Shri Mansukh Mandaviya has said that the Ministry of Road Transport Highways has inventorized 172517 bridgesstructures under Indian Bridge Management System IBMS. These structures comprise 134229 culverts 32806 minor bridges 3647 major and 1835 extra-long bridges. Earlier there was no proper data available on these structures on the National Highways network.The IBM System has been established to develop the data in digital form to identify the number of bridges and other structures on National Highways to carry out the condition survey and inventorization of bridgesstructures and to identify the distressed bridges which need immediate attention and to sensitize the concerned implementation agency for taking corrective measures such as repair rehabilitation reconstruction new construction etc.The Minister said the bridges structure condition data will be collected twice a year during Pre-Monsoon and Post-Monsoon period for 3 years by using Mobile Bridge Inspection Units MBIU. Eleven consultancy firms have been appointed for this purpose. The condition survey report and recommendation submitted by consultant will be used as input for granting permission for movement of over-dimension and overweight VehiclesODCOWC consignments on National Highways which has been made online by the Ministry as well as help in future managementrepairrehabilitation of the assets.