Piers completed in 24-km elevated stretch of Delhi-Meerut RRTS corridor
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NCRTC says 12-km stretch will be constructed underground
More than one-third of the piers on the elevated stretch of the Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) has been constructed, said officials on Friday. According to the National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC), piers have so far been erected in 24km of the 82-km-long RRTS corridor, of which, a total of 70km is elevated. On this corridor, the NCRTC stated, a 12-km portion is to be constructed underground, of which, about 4km is in Delhi and 8km in Uttar Pradesh. For the construction of the underground part in Delhi, activities have picked up the pace at Anand Vihar. Here, according to the NCRTC, a launching shaft is being constructed from where tunnel boring machines will be launched for RRTS tunnels.More Related News
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