Team News Riveting
Mumbai, October 16
Tata Steel had supplied a major chunk of steel for the construction of a 2.6-km long six-lane Kanaka Durga flyover in Vijayawada of Andhra Pradesh.
The flyover is the longest in the State. The Company has supplied 80 per cent of the steel used in the project including 2,000 metric tonnes of Low Relaxation Prestressed Concrete (LRPC) Strands and 10,000 metric tonnes of TMT (thermo-mechanically-treated bars). The strength of the steel proved to be a major enabler in increasing the span between the pillars to 45 metres, nearly double the generally accepted standard of 25 metres.
The landmark project was virtually inaugurated today by Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari and Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy. The inauguration and public dedication of this great feat of modern engineering in India will be remembered as a fine example of the Company’s commitment and efforts towards building the nation.
This ‘engineering wonder’ raised using state-of-the-art technology is the third-of-its-kind in the country to be constructed with six-lane passage, three each way on the 78-feet wide elevated corridor that includes six curves and two major turns. The new flyover, spanning the Krishna river and Prakasam barrage and running through Vijayawada city before connecting to National Highway 65, is the longest-of-its-kind in the State of Andhra Pradesh. The bridge’s name is inspired from the fact that it curves around Indrakeeladri Hill on which the famous Kanaka Durga temple is located.
The Kanaka Durga flyover, a proud landmark for India and the State of Andhra Pradesh, also joins the growing global family of public infrastructure, iconic projects and buildings enabled by the Tata Steel products. This includes Mumbai’s Bandra-Worli Sea Link, Burj Khalifa skyscraper in Dubai, Motera Cricket Stadium in Ahmedabad, Bogibeel bridge in Assam, Statue of Unity in Gujarat, several metro projects across the country, and many more.
