J Kumar Infraprojects launches casting of pier work

J Kumar Infraprojects has initiated the casting of piers for Mumbai Metro's 11.38 km Line-9, which is proposed to connect Dahisar East with Mira Bhayandar, said an official spokesperson. He added that the first pier, P63, is located right across from Thakur Mall near the proposed Pandurang Wadi Station and is estimated to be 9 meters high. In totality, as many as 491 piers will be cast for this line in the north-western suburbs. The contract for this line's construction under package CA-48 – a northern extension of the under-construction 16.5 km Line-7 – was awarded to J Kumar Infraprojects by MMRDA early this year. The scope of the work includes construction of 3 double-decker viaducts on Kashmira Road measuring 1.5 km, 1.1 km and 754m for vehicles and metro trains, and 7 stations at Pandurang Wadi and interchanges with Line-10 at Miragaon, Kashigaon, Sai Baba Nagar, Meditya Nagar, Shaheed Bhaghat Singh Garden and Subhash Chandra Bose Ground.