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NHSRCL Installs 1,405-Tonne Bridge Over Highway 3

By Drooid · Sep 29, 2026, 10:38 AM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited installed a 100-metre, 1,405-tonne steel bridge over National Highway-3 at Dive-Anjur on Monday.
The bridge was fabricated in Trichy, Tamil Nadu, then shipped 1,300 km on trailers.
Engineers assembled it on 17.5 m trestles and launched at night using two 150-tonne jacks.
NHSRCL said the bridge brings completed steel bridges to 16 of 28 planned.

History

Historical Context

The Bandra–Worli Sea Link, a 5.6-km eight-lane cable-stayed bridge, opened its first lanes on 30 June 2009 and fully in March 2010, cutting Bandra-Worli travel from up to 30 minutes to about 10 minutes and handling roughly 32,000 vehicles daily. Its success spurred further megaprojects such as the 21.8-km Mumbai Trans-Harbour Link inaugurated in January 2024, underscoring India’s push for high-capacity coastal corridors.

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Story summary

National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited installed a 100-metre, 1,405-tonne steel bridge over National Highway-3 at Dive-Anjur on Monday.
The bridge was fabricated in Trichy, Tamil Nadu, then shipped 1,300 km on trailers.
Engineers assembled it on 17.5 m trestles and launched at night using two 150-tonne jacks.
NHSRCL said the bridge brings completed steel bridges to 16 of 28 planned.

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