Construction of the alternative Hume Pipe Bridge (Vented Causeway) at Dudhia, connecting Mirik with Siliguri, has been successfully completed. Normal traffic will resume over it from tomorrow.
This 468-metre-long bridge, featuring a 72-metre Hume pipe causeway of 8-metre width, has been built using 132 Hume pipes of 1200 mm diameter. The construction work, which commenced on 10.10.2025, has been completed within 16 days, through round-the-clock efforts under challenging conditions.The old bridge, constructed in 1965, had become structurally vulnerable and therefore the Government of West Bengal had already sanctioned the construction of a new bridge at a cost of ₹54 crore, which is currently progressing in full swing.
