Tag: Design
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‘Bridging’ the gap
[box type=”shadow” ] With the inauguration of the much-awaited Signature Bridge in November 2018, India completed its first asymmetric cablestayed bridge. Since its conceptualisation in 2004, the project’s journey had been marred by several challenges, both administrative and technical. Despite the delay, the bridge, an architectural marvel, boasts of several unique features and has seen…
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New C30 Movia metro design
Bombardier Transportation and the Stockholm Traffic Administration have unveiled the design of the new C30 Movia metro for the Swedish capital’s Red line. In June 2013, Bombardier secured a SEK5.1bn ($771m) order from Stockholm public transport body StorstockholmsLokaltrafik (SL) to supply 96 Movia trains to the Stockholm metro. The new metro trains are expected to increase Stockholm’s transport capacity and comfort by transporting around 60,000 passengers per hour. The new trains feature additional bi-parting doors for faster entry…
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Alstom bags
र671.5-crore contract for Kochi MetroAlstom has won a र671.5-crore contract from Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) for design, manufacturing, supply, installation, testing and commissioning of 25 metro sets to Kochi Metro Rail Ltd (KMRL). The first train sets are expected to be delivered in early 2016. The metro cars will run at a maximum speed of 80kmph and will…
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RInfra begins work on Delhi-Agra road
Reliance Infrastructure (RInfra)’s special purpose vehicle DA Toll Road has begun work on widening and tolling the 180km Delhi-Agra road. The project which is estimated to cost Rs. 29.45 billion involves tolling four to six lanes of the road. Each toll plaza will have a control room to quickly locate accidents and offer other security…