Work on Nagpur’s long-awaited Ajni cable-stayed railway bridge has progressed to the cable-connection stage, with girder installation running in parallel. Despite the advance, commuters will have to wait longer before vehicles can use the bridge.
MahaRail (Maharashtra Rail Infrastructure Development Corporation) is building the six-lane twin cable-stayed road-over-bridge, which will be known as “Laxman Jhula.” Work began roughly 39 months ago, and the structure is now visibly rising above the old British-era bridge, drawing the attention of daily commuters still relying on the aging structure, which faces persistent traffic congestion, especially during office hours.
The central pylon — the anchor point for the bridge’s cables — is about 90% complete and expected to be finished within a month, officials said. The bridge is being built using rope-way technology. Girder segments fabricated in Ghaziabad have been trucked to Nagpur, with 28 girders to be installed in the first phase; five are in place so far. Of 12 planned cables, two pairs have already been successfully connected.
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