The Musi Riverfront Development Corporation Ltd (MRDCL) has invited agencies to bid for a proposed cable-stayed bridge connecting Osmansagar and Bapughat in Hyderabad, advancing a major infrastructure component of the first phase of the Musi riverfront project.
The bridge will be developed as part of a wider plan to rejuvenate and develop a 19.05-km stretch of the Musi river. The tender covers the proposed connection across the river and forms part of the corporation’s plans for the riverfront’s western sections.
Under Phase-I, Zone 1A covers the 7.53-km stretch between Himayatsagar and Bapughat, while Zone 1B covers the 11.52-km stretch from Osmansagar to Bapughat. Together, the two zones make up the 19.05-km section identified for development.
The wider works are planned to include river cleaning, flood mitigation measures, retaining walls and construction of river embankments. Roads, bridges, utility corridors, stormwater drainage works, trunk sewer mains and rubber dams are also included in the project scope outlined in the report.
The tender indicates that the cable-stayed bridge may be executed either through an engineering, procurement and construction turnkey arrangement or under a design-build contract model. The selected agency will also be responsible for operation and maintenance for five years, according to the details reported by Deccan Chronicle.
The project therefore extends beyond the construction of a single river crossing. Its stated scope combines transport infrastructure with flood management, drainage, sewerage and river-edge works. These components are being planned within the same riverfront development framework rather than as an isolated bridge project.
For residents and commuters in the western parts of Hyderabad, the proposed bridge could create a new connection between areas on either side of the Musi. However, the tender invitation represents the start of the procurement process and does not by itself confirm the appointment of a contractor or a construction completion date.
The inclusion of retaining walls, embankments, stormwater drains and flood mitigation works places river management at the centre of the project. The proposed utility corridors and trunk sewer mains also indicate that the riverfront plan is intended to coordinate transport and municipal infrastructure along the identified stretch.
The tender’s five-year operation and maintenance provision places responsibility for post-construction upkeep within the contracting framework. Further details on the bidding timeline, selected agency, construction schedule and implementation milestones were not provided in the supplied report.
The next formal step will be the tendering process for the cable-stayed bridge and associated works under Phase-I of the Musi riverfront development plan.
