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M.G. Contractors Pvt. Ltd. (MGCPL) has marked a significant milestone in the construction progress of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail (MAHSR) project. The company successfully completed the installation of the first open web girder (OWG) truss bridge for Package P1(C) last week. This pivotal infrastructure component spans the Indian Railways’ main-line track between Kanjari Boriyavi and Uttarsanda stations in the Vadodara division of Gujarat.
Identified as GAD-31, the bridge spans 99.6 meters in length and was meticulously positioned using a major traffic and power block. Weighing approximately 1486 metric tons, the bridge was meticulously engineered to align at a 62-degree skew relative to the critical railway line connecting Delhi and Mumbai. Manufactured by the Goodluck India group in Gujarat, the structure stands 14 meters high and extends 14.3 meters wide.
In August 2021, MGCPL was awarded the bridge package P-1(C) contract by India’s National High Speed Rail Corporation (NHSRCL) for Rs. 261.24 crore. The companys scope of work 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 commenced in April 2023, culminating in a 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 utilized to fabricate the 28 steel bridges along the line. The successful installation of the first OWG at MAHSR’s chainage 254.585 over NH-53 near Surat, completed in October 2023 by MG Contractors, laid the groundwork for this subsequent success.
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