New Delhi : Indian Railways said on Thursday that 84 percent of work on much awaited India’s first vertical lift sea bridge New Pamban bridge connecting the holy Rameswaram in Pamban island to mainland India has been completed.
The railways added that track laying work is in progress and fabrication of the vertical lift span girder is nearing completion. “Assembling platform for the vertical lift span on the Rameswaram end of the bridge is getting ready,” it said.
About this bridge –
The bridge is set to replace the iconic Pamban bridge – India’s first sea bridge which opened in 1914. The total length of the bridge is 2.078 km and the estimated cost of the project is ₹279.63 crore.
According to Rail Vikas Nigam Limited, the work on the bridge started in February 2020 and was estimated to be completed by December last year.