L&T secures contract for the Bullet Train project to supply 28 steel bridges

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Source: L&T Press

The 508-km long Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project is one of the leading infrastructure projects envisioned by the Central government.

The Heavy Civil Infrastructure business of L&T Construction has secured a Significant contract from two packages [P4(X) & P4(Y)] of the Mumbai Ahmedabad High Speed Rail Corridor to Procure, Fabricate, Assemble, Paint and Transport 28 bridges - steel truss superstructures with bearings - to various sites that will cross over roads/ rivers/ railway lines and other structures.

The project was secured through a consortium of L&T and IHI Infrastructure Systems (IIS) of Japan.

The construction engineering company said that its heavy civil infrastructure business received the contract from two packages of the high speed rail corridor connecting Mumbai and Ahmedabad.

The National High Speed Rail Corporation (NHSRCL) is implementing the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project based on Japan’s E5 Shinkansen technology. The programme is expected to support the local steel industry and associated supply chains. The high speed rail corridor is slated to be completed by around 2024.

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