200 railway maintenance projects of critical importance completed during lockdown
RAILWAYS & METRO RAIL

200 railway maintenance projects of critical importance completed during lockdown

The Indian Railways appears to have availed the opportunity provided by suspension of passenger services owing to the lockdown imposed due to COVID-19 to execute more than 200 long-pending maintenance works, including yard remodelling, repair and re-girdering of old bridges, doubling and electrifica...

The Indian Railways appears to have availed the opportunity provided by suspension of passenger services owing to the lockdown imposed due to COVID-19 to execute more than 200 long-pending maintenance works, including yard remodelling, repair and re-girdering of old bridges, doubling and electrification of rail lines and renewal of scissor crossovers. Pending for several years, these unfinished projects often confronted Indian Railways as bottlenecks. The works taken up to remove bottlenecks and enhance safety include 82 rebuilding or rehabilitation of bridges, 48 limited height subways or road under-bridges in lieu of level crossing gate, 16 constructing or strengthening of foot-over-bridges, 14 dismantling of old foot-over-bridges, seven launching of road over-bridges, five yards remodelled, one commissioning of doubling and electrification, and 26 other projects, according to a release by PIB. Here are some of these key projects: Yard modification work in Jolarpetti (Chennai Division, Southern Railway) Dismantling of old abandoned unsafe foot over-bridge at Ludhinana (Firozepur Division, Northern Railway) Re-girdering of bridge on Tunga River (Mysuru Division, South Western Railway) Dismantling of unsafe deck of Kopar Road ROB near Dombivali (Mumbai Division, Central Railway)Two projects of doubling with electrification in Varanasi Division, North Eastern Railway. One of these projects is Kachhwa Road to Madhosingh section and the second is the 16-km Manduadih to Prayagraj section Dismantling work of ROB crossing eight railway tracks in the approach of Chennai Central Station Works on construction of two new bridges in Vijayawada Division of South Central Railway Renewal of wooden layout scissors crossover with standard pre-stress concrete (PSC) layout in Vijayawada and Kazipet yards (Vijayawada Division, South Central Railway) Further, an innovative pilot project for powering trains by solar power, developed over vacant railway land at Bina, is under extensive testing. This 1.7-mw project to directly feed to a 25 kV railway overhead line is a JV of Indian Railways and BHEL.

Next Story
Infrastructure Transport

NHAI to Upgrade Tamil Nadu Highways

To reduce congestion on key national highways in Tamil Nadu, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has planned capacity upgrades for at least eight highway stretches. The improvements will include bypasses, flyovers, and four-laning in Salem, Coimbatore, Tiruppur, Nilgiris, and Cuddalore. NHAI has invited tenders to appoint consultants for preparing detailed project reports (DPRs) on these expansions. The affected highways include NH-181, NH-81, NH-532, NH-85, and NH-136. Proposed Upgrades Across Highways - NH-181 (Coimbatore-Gundlupet Route): This stretch will see four bypasses an..

Next Story
Infrastructure Transport

Ludhiana-Bathinda Highway Revived as NHAI Invites Bids

The Ludhiana-Bathinda highway project, initially stalled due to land acquisition issues, has been revived as the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) invites fresh bids to resume construction. The project, part of the Ludhiana-Ajmer Economic Corridor, is estimated to cost Rs 24.61 billion and will be executed in two phases. Package 1, covering 30.03 km, has a budget of Rs 9.06 billion, while Package 2, spanning 45.25 km, is set to cost Rs 15.55 billion. The NHAI had previously withdrawn the project due to unavailability of land. However, intervention from Union Minister for Road Trans..

Next Story
Infrastructure Urban

Dilip Buildcon Wins Rs 460M Arbitration

Infrastructure major Dilip Buildcon has secured an arbitration award of Rs 460 million against the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) over delays and breaches during the execution of a highway project in Karnataka. The dispute pertains to the Rehabilitation and Upgradation of the Kerala Border to Kollegala Section of NH 212, awarded to Dilip Buildcon under an Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) agreement dated June 6, 2014. The project involved two-lane expansion with paved shoulders and four-lane development under the National Highways Development Project (NHDP) Phase IV..

Advertisement

Advertisement

Subscribe to Our Newsletter

Get daily newsletters around different themes from Construction world.

STAY CONNECTED

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Talk to us?