Kolkata: Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port, Kolkata (SPMK) has launched a major renovation of thr bascule bridge at the Kolkata Dock System.
The infrastructure project will modernise the 1966-built double-leaf rolling bridge valued at Rs 117.5 crore.
It serves as a critical link between the Garden Reach -Metiabruz region and the rest of the city.
The leaves of this bridge open to allow cargo ships to pass between Kidderpore Dock -I and Dock -II. It closes to provide a primary road route for heavy vehicles and local commuters.
The renovation will ensure safer, faster and more efficient cargo movement.
SMPK partnered with Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd. (RVNL) through a formal MoU. The bids were invited and the work was awarded to H & H Fressiner from Mumbai.
The renovation involves a complete upgrade of the bridge’s massive 1640 tonne steel structure and its intricate electro-mechanical systems, including the hydraulic gears and the rack-and-pinion arrangements that power its movement.
The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways granted Rs 40 crore to the project under the Sagarmala scheme.
