The IJM India team has achieved the laying of 25.54 lane kilometre in a short span of 17:45 hours of the Solapur -Bijapur section on the National Highway 13.
Speaking on the occasion, Sanjay Kadam, the Project Director of NHAI, has congratulated the attempt and said, “This is the first time in the history of NHAI projects that such a mammoth task has been attempted and achieved. The length of the said project is 110 kms of Four / Six Laning of Solapur-Bijapur section on NH13 and is one of the largest contracts, in value (approximately Rs 2300 Crores) awarded by NHAI on a Design, Build, Finance, Operate & Transfer (DBFOT) basis. We are glad to set another milestone in this project by achieving the record of laying 25.54 lane kilometre (12.77 km) Bituminous concrete layer well within a span of 18 hours as compared to the current average progress rate of 05 kilometre per month in a four-lane highway project. This critical activity has not been attempted in such a short span of time by any construction company in India. It is a proud moment for us and I am extremely delighted to be a part of this initiative”.
14,832 tonne of Bituminous Concrete mix was produced from hot mix plants and laid in achieving the above activity. Heavy load carrying vehicles, having the capacity upto 30 Tons were deployed to transport the above material from the Hot Mix Plants to the highway stretches, leading to about 494 trips. To cover the above distance within 19 hrs time, we have used 90 nos of Dumpers, 06 numbers of 9.5-metre sensor pavers, and numerous vehicles used in Highways construction. While carrying out the above activity, it was emphasized and ensured that there was NO disturbance to vehicles plying on the road and all safety measures were ensured on the project highway.