Mumbai: For the first time in India, a bridge will be ready within a span of 20 days. Nearly 75% of work on the Valsad road overbridge has been completed and it will be ready by June 22. The estimated cost of the project is Rs 4.5 crore.

“Around 75% of the construction work was completed within a week. The construction started on June 2 and we are confident of finishing the work within 20 days,” Shyam Singh, chief general manager of the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor (WDFC) told the Mumbai Mirror. The state government had allowed road traffic block for 20 days for the purpose, he added.

Usually, completion of such a construction task takes 100 days of non-stop work but keeping in mind the significance of this road which connects Valsad East to Valsad West, a traffic closure of 100 days would have been impossible. Hence the authorities moved to precast and installation type of construction. Four heavy-duty hydraulic cranes with capacity varying from 300 MT to 500 MT are being used to install these segments of the bridge.

Considering the situation, the Dedicated Freight Corridor initiated this innovative approach to complete the work on Valsad ROB in Gujarat on the WDFC with minimal traffic disturbance.