Afcons Infra completes Casting of all Piers of Kanpur Metro's Priority Corridor

Kanpur, India (Urban Transport News): The workers of Afcons Infrastructure Limited have completed the construction of all the 513 Piers (Pillars) of the Priority Corridor (IIT Kanpur - Motijheel) of the Kanpur Metro Project. The civil construction of the Priority Section was commenced on November 15, 2019, and the casting of the very first Pier of the corridor near IIT was completed on the night of December 31, 2019.

In addition, all the 624 U-girders of the Priority Corridor have been cast in the Lakhanpur Casting Yard. Out of these, 571 U-girders have already been erected on site.

Congratulating the team of Metro engineers on the rapid pace of civil construction, UPMRC, Managing Director, Kumar Keshav said, “The civil construction works of the Priority section (IIT-Motijheel) are in the final stages and are about to be completed. We have constructed all the Piers and will soon finish the works of Pier Caps & U-girders. We are moving ahead in line with the aim of executing a trial run on the Priority Corridor in November this year. ”

The priority corridor of Kanpur Metro will cover a total distance of 9-km with nine metro stations at IIT Kanpur, Kalyanpur, SPM Hospital, Kanpur University, Gurudev Chauraha, Geeta Nagar, Rawatpur, LLR Hospital and Motijheel.

A contract worth Rs 734.56 crores was awarded to Afcons Infrastructure Limited in September 2019. UPMRC is expected to commence a trial run on this section by November 2021.