VADODARA (Metro Rail News): M. G. Contractors Pvt. Ltd. (MGCPL) accomplished a major achievement in the construction of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail (MAHSR) project. They completed the installation of the first open web girder (OWG) truss bridge for Package P1(C) last week. This key infrastructure piece spans the Indian Railways’ main-line track between Kanjari Boriyavi and Uttarsanda stations in the Vadodara division, Gujarat.
The bridge, identified as GAD-31, stretches 99.6 meters in length and was meticulously positioned using a major traffic and power block. Weighing approximately 1486 metric tons, the bridge was engineered with precision to align at a 62-degree skew relative to the crucial railway line linking Delhi and Mumbai. The structure, which stands 14 meters high and extends 14.3 meters wide, was manufactured by the Goodluck India group in Gujarat.
Awarded the bridge package P-1(C) contract by India’s National High Speed Rail Corporation (NHSRCL) in August 2021 for Rs. 261.24 crore, MGCPL’s task includes the construction of one prestressed concrete (PSC) and four steel truss bridges as part of the 87.569 km Package C6, which runs from Vadodara to Ahmedabad and is being constructed by Larsen & Toubro.
The bridge’s assembly was supported by a trestle erection that began in April 2023, marking a full year of meticulous preparation and construction efforts leading up to this landmark achievement.
In total, an estimated 70,865 metric tons of steel will be used to fabricate the 28 steel bridges along the line. The installation of the first OWG at MAHSR’s chainage 254.585 over NH-53 near Surat, completed in October 2023 by MG Contractors, paved the way for this subsequent success.
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