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The document calls for innovative and sweeping changes to accelerate bridge construction in India. It notes that bridge projects often take over 6-7 years to complete, which is too slow compared to developing countries where similar projects take a fraction of the time. All aspects of project implementation need reform, from planning and investigation to foundation work and component transportation. Modern equipment and codes are available in India, so the focus should shift to streamlining outdated construction procedures and tendering processes to enable ultra-high-speed project completion using present-day best practices. Reforms are urgently needed to help India keep up with the rapid expansion of transportation networks.
The document calls for innovative and sweeping changes to accelerate bridge construction in India. It notes that bridge projects often take over 6-7 years to complete, which is too slow compared to developing countries where similar projects take a fraction of the time. All aspects of project implementation need reform, from planning and investigation to foundation work and component transportation. Modern equipment and codes are available in India, so the focus should shift to streamlining outdated construction procedures and tendering processes to enable ultra-high-speed project completion using present-day best practices. Reforms are urgently needed to help India keep up with the rapid expansion of transportation networks.
The document calls for innovative and sweeping changes to accelerate bridge construction in India. It notes that bridge projects often take over 6-7 years to complete, which is too slow compared to developing countries where similar projects take a fraction of the time. All aspects of project implementation need reform, from planning and investigation to foundation work and component transportation. Modern equipment and codes are available in India, so the focus should shift to streamlining outdated construction procedures and tendering processes to enable ultra-high-speed project completion using present-day best practices. Reforms are urgently needed to help India keep up with the rapid expansion of transportation networks.
changes in the construction of bridges in India for accelerated progress
R.K. Jaigopal1
1. INTRODUCTION than 100 times and quality of construction much
General public of the country desires completion better in their countries. of projects atleast in par with developing countries. As the pace of construction activity has increased, Many instances can be seen where 2 km length of various systems associated with the construction bridges have taken more than 6-7 years to complete. activity need to be further sharp focused for Speed of construction is key to completion of achieving better results. All the proposed and project much ahead of its projected completion. to be introduced activities are already available All sub-components of project implementation in the country like required technical codes are need to be further dissected down, so that, every available for project implementation, trained sub-divided part needs to be assessed for its early personnel to carry out such jobs are available, completion. Whenever public funds are involved machineries required are also available. There is like in bridge construction, the present trend of no component of work needing import, as such extended completion periods due to any reason all equipment available within the country, even put forth cannot be accepted by general public. SPMTS i.e. Self Propelled Modular Transporters, It will go totally against public opinion, in case it which are hydraulically driven and can carry is called for. All owner agencies from urban local one full bridge span of 25 m to 35 m weighing bodies to state governments to union government 600 MT to 1000 MT is being manufactured near are prescribing the period of completion on a Delhi under ‘Make in India Programme’. When all standard formats like 18 months, 24 months etc such advanced modern equipments, systems are without actually working out the time period available, the old tendering system, geotechnical required to complete the project. Often time period investigation methods, foundation execution is prescribed in routine manner needing many methods, foundation testing methods, transport extensions of time limits. The networking of roads of completed precise bridge components need in the country is expanding rapidly with addition urgent and immediate modernisation with respect of Sagarmala connectivity’s to ports, expressways, to present days requirements for ultra high speed dedicated freight corridors in railways, converting completion of projects. state highways to national highways to name a With Indian Roads Congress taking giant steps few. Country cannot afford to cope up with present in modernising codes in par with best in the progress in the current pace of construction of world, availability of state of the art construction projects specially the bridges. Atleast for the equipment, highly experienced Engineers at sake of comparison of projects, when we see disposal for implementation of the projects, it has our neighbouring countries, specially east Asian become imperative for the authorities to streamline countries the pace of construction is faster by more the construction procedures from old, time 1 Managing Director, Concrete Structural Forensic Consultant, Bangaluru, E-mail: csfc@rediffmail.com
Journal of the indian Roads Congress, July - September, 2017 71
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