Civil, Construction

Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority is planning widening and construction of Railway Over Bridge at Kopri, Thane (East), dist. Thane, Maharashtra. The earlier plan of widening the bridge in phases by adding two lanes on either side of the existing bridge first and then dismantling the old lanes and reconstructing it was scrapped. The railways have also relaxed height restriction for the new bridge due to which the length of the bridge will also be reduced thus saving cost for the MMRDA that is funding the project. Estimated cost put to tender is Rs. 1,357 million. A joint meeting between engineers of the two agencies was held recently wherein it was agreed to retain the height of the existing bride thus decided not to demolishing the existing bride and to construct a new four-lane bridge towards south of the existing bridge. The railways had initially demanded that the height of the bridges be increased as it was changing the power supply for the lines below to 25,000 volts. E-tenders has been invited for widening and construction of approaches of Railway Over Bridge on Eastern Express Highway at Kopri, Thane (East), dist. Thane, Maharashtra. [Info as of: Oct. `17]

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