PATNA (Metro Rail News): The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (DMRC) on Republic Day achieved a significant milestone in its Priority Corridor work by erecting the project’s first-ever U-Girder between two pillars/piers near Bhoothnath Station on a prestigious morning.
U-Girders are precast and pre-tensioned structures on which rail tracks can be placed as per the timeline. Therefore, it will further expedite the project and will help in the timely completion of the project.
The precast structure will save time in construction while ensuring better quality. After casting these structures at the casting yard, they are brought to the site and launched with the help of high-capacity cranes or launchers.
The erection of the first U-Girder is crucial as it needs to clear all the initial testing before it’s placed. Three hundred eight such U-girders will be erected in priority corridors while each structure weighs around 160 tonnes.
The priority corridor where the Girders will be launched is 7.4km from Malahi Pakri to Patliputra Bus Terminal.
The completion and successful launching of this superstructure is a milestone for Patna Metro Project. The elevated section of the priority corridor will have five stations, namely, Malahi Pakri, Khemni Chak, Bhoothnath, Zero Mile and Patliputra Bus Terminal.
