Ahmedabad Metro Update: GMRC launches first U Girder for Metro Phase-II

Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation (GMRC) has successfully launched the first U Girder in the superstructure above the pier cap of Ahmedabad phase II metro project between Motera and Gandhinagar.

  • The ground breaking of the project was done by the Honourable Prime minister on 18th Jan 2021.
  • Despite the very severe second wave of Covid and the intervening Monsoon, work of the superstructure has started in a very short time.
  • Each U Girder is of  28 meter length and weighs 160 MT and is launched using two hydraulic cranes of 500 MT capacity.
  • Ahmedabad Metro Phase-II adopted technology of viaduct Construction with Precast Pier cap and  U-Girder methodology, which help in faster completion of Metro Project.

About the Project:

  • The Ahmedabad Metro Rail Project Phase-II, having one corridor with a combined  length (including Extension) of 26.91 km which include 22.838 km from Motera Stadium to Mahatma Mandir (Corridor-1) and 5.416 km from GNLU to GIFT City (Corridor-2). 
  • Corridor-1 has 20 stations and Corridor-2 has two stations along the route. All stations are elevated. 
  • The Surat Metro Rail project Phase I, having two metro rail corridors with a combined length of 40.35 km. 
  • Total 38 stations are proposed consisting of elevated and underground stations. First corridor is proposed from Sarthana to Dream city Line.
  • The length of this corridor will be 21.61 km of which 6.47 km would be underground and the rest 15.14 km will be elevated. 
  • Second corridor is  from Bhesan to Saroli. 
  • The length of this corridor will be 18.74 km, and will be completely elevated. 
  • The Gujarat Metrorail Corporation (GMRC) Limited is being financed from Agence Française de Développement (“AFD”) and Kreditanstalt fur Wiederaufbau (KFW) for Ahmedabad metro Rail Project Phase-II and Surat Metro Rail Project Phase-I. 
  • As per the requirement, GMRCL needs to Appoint a Third Party Auditor for Rehabilitation and Resettlement activities for both projects. 
  • As per the draft SIA report, total 118 PAFs for Ahmedabad Metro Rail Project Phase II and total 676 households for Surat Metro Rail Phase I, are getting affected due to the Metro Alignment, Station Box, Depots etc. 
  • The number of affected households/families may vary as per the design if any.

Source: GMRC Team