About
The Reasi Anji Second Bridge is a 800 m cable-stayed road bridge under construction across the Anji Khad gorge — the sister structure to the Anji Khad Railway Bridge (the USBRL flagship that opened in 2024). While the railway bridge carries only Indian Railways tracks, this parallel road bridge carries the Reasi-Bakkal-Katra road, providing first all-weather road access to the previously isolated Bakkal village and the strategic Bakkal-Salal hydroelectric area.
NHAI is executing the project under the Bharatmala Pariyojana programme. Total cost ₹350 crore; target completion 2026. The single-pylon cable-stayed design parallels the railway bridge's geometry, but with a 1.5 m wider deck for two-lane road operations and slightly lower 130 m pylon (vs the railway bridge's 193 m).
The bridge is a critical ribbon for the Indian Army's Salal Hydropower Plant (currently 690 MW) supply chain, plus the Reasi district's economic development. When complete, it transforms Bakkal village from a 4-hour Reasi detour to a 15-minute direct connection.
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Notable features
- Sister structure to the Anji Khad Railway Bridge (USBRL)
- Single-pylon cable-stayed design parallels the rail bridge geometry
- Provides first all-weather road access to Bakkal village
- Critical for Salal Hydropower Plant (690 MW) supply chain
- ₹350 crore under Bharatmala Pariyojana