Eleventh steel bridge of bullet train project launched in Ahmedabad 

“This 670 metric ton steel bridge… measures 13 meters in height and 14.1 metres in width. It was fabricated in a workshop at Navsari, Gujarat, and was transported to the site using heavy duty trailers,” NHSRCL said.

The NHSRCL added that the bridge assembly was carried out near the Cadilla flyover and Indian Railway tracks on “specially designed steel staging positioned 16.5 meters above the ground level”.

The steel bridge was constructed with approximately 29,300 Tor-Shear Type High Strength (TTHS) bolts and coated with C5 system painting for enhanced durability.

A total of 28 steel bridges – 17 in Gujarat and 11 in Maharashtra – are planned for the Mumbai Ahmedabad Bullet train corridor.

The NHSRCL has  already completed several steel bridges in Gujarat, including the longest — 230 meters– over the Delhi Mumbai National Expressway near Vadodara, followed by two 100 meter bridges over NH 48 near Nadiad and a 100 meter bridge, each, over the DFCC tracks near Bharuch and one near Silvassa in Dadra Nagar Haveli.

The NHSRCL has also completed the twin steel bridges of 100 and 60 meters over two DFCC tracks and two Western Railways Tracks in Surat as well as 70 meter bridges across NH53 in Surat and over two DFCC tracks near Vadodara.