Mumbai Metro Line 4: MMRDA installs 48 m steel span above Ghodbunder Road
The steel structure comprises four huge steel girders that are 14 metres high and weigh 325 tonnes. With this installation, all the special steel spans from Majiwada to Kasarvadavli have been completed.
The new span is at the elevated portion of the corridor and was intended to span a complicated junction bordered by existing flyovers.
In order to have minimal interference, the contractors deployed heavy machinery in the form of 700-tonne and 550-tonne cranes with backup cranes, trailers and a safety team of over 100 engineers and labourers. Backing them up were more than 50 trained traffic wardens, standby ambulances and equipment such as manlifters and trucks.
Metro Line 4, extending more than 32.32 kilometres and having 32 stations, is intended to improve east-west connectivity in Mumbai. It will connect Wadala in the southern-central area of the city with Kasarvadavli in Thane, passing through important points like Chembur, Ghatkopar, Mulund, and Thane.
Upon completion, the Metro Line 4 corridor would be able to bring down travel time between the eastern suburbs and Thane tremendously.
The milestone right now maintains the timeline for commissioning of the corridor under Phase 1.
The officials attributed the smooth completion of the high precision job to the coordination among different government agencies. 'We thank all the government authorities and agencies involved for their invaluable guidance and support, which played a crucial role in the successful and safe completion of the challenging work,' an MMRDA official said.
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