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Roop Narayan Bridge

Bridging the Future the new Mopa airport, among Advanced Machinery and
other iconic projects. Currently, Sustainable Methods
Bridges have become In Kerala, we are building one
synonymous with Ashoka of the longest elevated roads How important are
Buildcon’s projects. in India. new technologies and
Could you share some of sustainable construction
the notable ones? How is Ashoka Buildcon methods in your
adapting to the fast- projects?
Bridges are an integral part
of our highway projects. A evolving construction The use of advanced
standout example is the eight- sector? machinery is crucial. Today,
lane extra-dosed cable-stayed The benchmarks for daily high-tech equipment allows us
bridge over the Narmada River construction in India have to reduce human intervention
on the Vadodara-Mumbai been constantly raised. In the while increasing output. We
Greenfield Expressway. ensure the quality of materials
Spanning 2.5 km, this iconic past, building an 80 km road through rigorous quality
structure was completed in a would take 30 to 36 months. assurance processes, which leads
record 33 months, despite the However, thanks to the efforts to more sustainable structures.
challenges posed by COVID-19 of Minister Nitin Gadkari, the Economical construction
and two major floods. timeline has been reduced methods, such as incorporating
to 24 months, with some fly ash with cement and
We have also completed
several significant flyovers, such contractors, like us, completing using geosynthetics, further
as a twin bridges across River projects in as little as 18 enhance efficiency.
Rupnarayan, 2.2 km structure months. For example, a Rs. That said, land acquisition
near Ludhiana. Recently, 1000 crore project in Goa was remains a challenge. Despite
we finished a 6 km elevated completed in 18 months—a government support, it is still
highway in Goa connecting testament to our speed and a people-centric issue that
the Bombay-Goa Highway to efficiency. causes delays. TT

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