NEW DELHI, INDIA (Metro Rail News): Goodluck India Ltd. has received an order worth Rs. 198.76 crores from L&T for the supply and fabrication of unique bridges to construct tracks for high-speed bullet trains between Mumbai and Vapi under the Mumbai Ahmedabad high-speed project. The LOI has been issued on 01st September 2021.
The execution period of the order forecast completion of the project to be completed by the mid of 2023. It will be executed under the supervision of IHI-Japanese experts in the design and supply of steel bridges, said Goodluck India officials.
After receiving this order for our structure division’s supply and fabrication of steel structures, we feel privileged and happy. It will be hugely rewarding as Goodluck engineers will be working alongside some of the best engineers in their respective fields. We look forward to many more such opportunities in the future, said M.C. Garg, Chairman of Goodluck India Ltd.
In January 2021, National High-Speed Rail Corporation Ltd. had awarded a contract of Rs. 1390 crores to L&T-IHI infrastructure systems for the fabrication and procurement of 28 steel bridges for crossing over railway lines, rivers, highways, roads etc., for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail Corridor. The contract agreement was signed in February 2021.
According to the given data by NHSRCL, it is estimated that approximately 70,000 MT of steel will be used to fabricate the steel bridges, which will boost India’s steel industries and their allied supply chains. The steel manufacturers in India will provide steel for the fabrication of structures for these steel bridges.
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