NHSRCL awards L&T Rs 15,697 cr MAHSR Bullet Train project

Larsen & Toubro (L&T) bagged a contract worth Rs 15,697 crore, for the development of 135.45 km under Package C-3 of the 508.17 km Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail (MAHSR Bullet Train) project, by the National High Speed Rail Corporation (NHSRCL). The construction, expected to be completed within 4.5 to 5 years, involves designing and constructing building works, including testing and commissioning of double line railway, along with viaducts and bridges. The elevated Package-C3, which is considered to be the longest in Maharashtra, also comprises maintenance work of depot tunnels, and earth structures, which will connect Shilphata-Zaroli (ch km 21.150-km 156.600). It will also include three elevated stations at Thane, Virar and Boisar. The construction of the Thane depot en route will be carried out through a separate civil construction contract (Package-D1).