Uses Orthotropic Steel Deck (OSD) instead of conventional cable stay. Here, a steel deck is used for strength and steel ribs are used to keep the structure light.
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From Japan with Love
Special steel sections were imported from Japan. Each section was manufactured, assembled and tested in Japan, before being disassembled, packed and then shipped to India.
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Rupee and Yen
Cost Rs 18,000 crore to build. Package 1 is built by L&T and IHI of Japan, with Tata-Daewoo and JFE (Japan’s Just For Earth) taking the next package as subcontractors.
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Extreme Tests
The bridge has been built to handle over 1.5 times the most intense earthquake likely in this region. The bridge is also safe for wind speeds of up to 150kph.
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Keeping track
It does not incorporate railway or metro lines here as the gradient rises and dips to allow ships to pass and avoid the flamingo flight path, are too steep for a train to manage.
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Tread lightly
Rs 330 crore was mandated for environment management - plantation of mangroves, relocation of the trees, air pollution monitoring, water pollution monitoring and monitoring of flamingos.
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Barge to Bridge
The largest marine barges in India were used to help build the bridge. This is because embankments made of earth, normally used, were not allowed to protect the wetlands ecosystem.
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Ticket size
Toll for the bridge will be collected at the Chirle end where a toll plaza is being built. Most of the tolling will be automatic, so the flow of traffic will not be affected.
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Costs and Toll
One-way toll has now been fixed at Rs 250 by the government, with return toll standing at Rs 375. A daily pass costs Rs 625 and the price for a monthly pass is set at Rs 12,500.
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Safe and secure
For security, CCTV cameras are installed every 250 metres. The bridge will also have two small police chowkies, emergency services and support vehicles stationed midway.