On 21 March 2018, a steel foot overbridge (pedestrian bridge) was approved by the Sabarmati Riverfront Development Corporation Ltd (SRFDCL) connecting both banks of Sabarmati river, at a cost of ₹74 crore (US$8.6 million).

[1][2] The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation named it after former Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his birth anniversary on 25 December 2021.

[1][2][9][8] It is a single span steel truss bridge with two additional foundations.

The elevation of the truss gives impression of an arch which is supported on spherical bearings on each end.

[1][2] It features two levels of walkways at each end connecting upper and lower promenades of the Sabarmati riverfront.