Rail Vikas Nigam (RVNL) and its joint venture with GPT Infraprojects has secured a Rs 1,201-crore contract from Northern Railway for the design and construction of a new rail-cum-road bridge over the Ganga river at Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.
The project involves construction of Bridge No. 11, located around 50 m downstream of the existing Old Malviya Bridge near Kashi Railway Station. The scope of work includes substructure and superstructure works for a multi-span bridge comprising eight spans of 108.5 m and two spans of 103.3 m using open web steel girders.
The bridge will carry four railway lines on the lower deck and a six-lane road on the upper deck. The order also includes construction of railway and road approaches, along with associated overhead electrification (OHE) and general electrical works, to be executed in the Lucknow Division of Northern Railway.
The contract is to be executed over a period of 48 months and the total project cost is Rs 1,201.36 crore, inclusive of all taxes.