Overview

• NHSRCL installed a 60‑metre, 485‑ton steel span in Ahmedabad using a transverse side‑slew after pre‑assembly at 16.5 metres, completing the operation in about seven hours.
• This marks the first steel bridge launch in Ahmedabad, where the viaduct will navigate 31 crossings including a Sabarmati River bridge and six steel spans.
• Across the 508‑km corridor, 28 steel bridges are planned—17 in Gujarat and 11 in Maharashtra—with ten launched to date.
• Officials outline phased commissioning with an initial Surat–Bilimora service targeted in 2027 and full extension to Mumbai expected by 2029.
• Tunnelling has logged breakthroughs using NATM, including work on an undersea section beneath Thane Creek, as planners tout Mumbai–Ahmedabad travel times of about 2 hours 7 minutes.