Chambal Cable Stayed Bridge Connecting Shores
Arezki Touat, Senior Engineer-Systra Paris, Serge Montens, Director of Bridge Department-Systra Paris and Jean Charles Vollery, Civil Works Director-Systra Asia Pacific and Chief Executive of Systra-Mva Consulting (India Pvt. Ltd.)
Introduction
For the bypass of Kota (RJ), as part of the NHDP Phase II project; NHAI has planned to make the NH-76 cross the Chambal River. Since this crossing was falling in the “Chambal gavial wild life sanctuary,” it was decided to cross the river width of about 300m with a single span, and hence reduce crocodile wild life disturbance by avoiding any pier in the river bed.
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