Nagpur: Maharashtra’s first balanced Cantilever bridge is ready in the city.
The 231.20 meter-long bridge has been built on the railroad line near Anand Talkies in Sitabuldi using advanced techniques involving the making of the bridge segment simultaneously at the opposite end of the cantilever.
To overcome the challenge of crossing the Metro Viaduct Over Tracks, Mahametro focused on the Balanced Cantilever Bridge method.
“We must ensure that railroad traffic under the Metro corridor is not hampered.
This technology is not only the most optimal, but also advances,” said the Managing Director of Mahametro Brijesh Dixit.
Highlighting the challenges faced during building bridges, Director Mahametro (Project) Mahameth Kumar said, “Construction work is done during the train beam when the train movement is limited.
This time span is usually around three hours and at night when the frequency of the rail movement is lacking.
Mahametro has Complete construction work in a short time, without causing obstacles to carrying out train traffic.
“Construction of the bridge, which is at a height of 22 meters from the ground, starts in October 2019.
According to per official, the country currently has three balanced cantilever bridges – New Delhi , Lucknow and Kochi.
“This bridge is heavier than Jhula Ram.
We get skilled workers from Bihar and Jharkhand.
The bridge will be one of the iconic city structures,” added Dixit.
The bridge is expected to operate at the end of this year.
The day before, TOI reported that the work of two metro stations was stopped due to crunch crunch.
Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) and repair Nagpur Trust (NIT) failed to pay 5% shares promised each in RS8.680 Crore Phase I from the Nagpur Metro project, which came to RS434 Crore.
Overall, Nit had to pay RS189 Crore to Mahametro, while distributing Pending NMC is from RS366 Crore.
Dixit when interacting with the media on Wednesday said the metro work would not be compromised, but the station and depot might stop.
Mahametro is immediately expected to start Phase II’s work, after getting a nod from the Union cabinet.
“In Phase II, Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) and the Maharashtra Airport (MADC) development company will spend money.
The second phase will prove to be very beneficial for both institutions in terms of better connectivity,” he said.