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INFRASTRUCTURE
‘Bridging’
the gap
With the inauguration of the much-awaited mplemented by the Delhi Tourism
and Transportation Development
Signature Bridge in November 2018, India Corporation (DTTDC), the 575
metre Signature Bridge links
completed its first asymmetric cable- INational Highway-1 near the
stayed bridge. Since its conceptualisation existing T-point at Wazirabad on the
in 2004, the project’s journey had been western bank of the Yamuna river to
marred by several challenges, both the Marginal Bund road at Khajuri Khas
on its eastern bank. The main span of
administrative and technical. Despite the bridge is 251 metres, while the
the delay, the bridge, an architectural side spans have a total length of 324
metres. The bridge’s composite deck
marvel, boasts of several unique features has eight lanes, four in each direction.
and has seen the involvement of various It is 35.2 metres wide and is supported
companies across the globe. by lateral cables – 30 on the front and
8 at the back – placed at 13.5 metre
intervals.
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