K.T. Rama Rao, the Municipal Administration and Urban Development Minister of Telangana, on the 25th of September, inaugurated one of the most awaited bridges of Hyderabad.
The cable stayed bridge on Durgam Cheruvu, which was completed recently, was formally launched for the public yesterday.
The Cable Bridge of Durgan Cheruvu is the longest Span Concrete Deck Extradosed Cable Stayed Bridge in Hyderabad. The construction work of the bridge is finally complete and is ready for the launch.
The Durgam Cheruvu bridge is 754.38 long and cost Rs. 184 crore.
In addition to the hanging bridge, Mr. Rao also inaugurated the 4 lane elevated corridor from Road No. 45 to Durgam Cheruvu.
The elevated corridor is 1,740 metres long and 16.60 metres wide. The corridor would connect to the cable bridge to facilitate free flow of traffic between HITEC City, Madhapur and Gachibowli in Telangana.
Besides these, KTR also launched two boats for tourists to visit Durgam Cheruvu.
During the inauguration event, citizens gathered nearby to witness the historic launch of the cable bridge with some fireworks and a grand event. However, the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) maintained social distancing, face masks were mandatory and protocols of the Novel Coronavirus were followed.
Minister of State for Home Affairs G. Kishan Reddy, the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) Ministers like V. Srinivas Goud, Sabitha Indra Reddy, T. Srinivas Yadav, Mayor of Hyderabad, B. Rammohan and other senior officials were present during the launch event.
Apart from aesthetics, design, architectural lighting and other elements, the Durgam Cheruvu cable bridge boasts of several features. Unlike other cable bridges in the Country, the work at Durgam Cheruvu was done at a much faster pace. One segment was installed in just two days while the same was completed in three and a half days in Panjim, five days in Kolkata and eight days in Mumbai.
Similarly, the installation of stay cables took two and a half to five days at those projects, as against just 28 hours at Durgam Cheruvu. The GHMC officials said that all through the project completion, focus was on quality and durability.
Samples of the cables used for the bridge were sent to a special lab in Germany for a fatigue test which determines the behaviour of materials under different conditions. A couple of engineers from L&T also visited Germany for the special tests that are done before executing the final works with the purpose of ensuring safety of the structure with high quality precision.
In the final lap, mandatory load tests were carried out on the bridge to check the load bearing capacity and other aspects. The load test was conducted by imposing 1,080 metric tonnes of load onto the deck in an incremental form.
As many as 36 trucks with10 tyres and each with a capacity of 30 metric tonnes were parked on the structure for 24 hours. This was the final test conducted before throwing it open to the traffic.
Stay tuned for further updates.
