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2 INTRODUCTION
Zuari cable stayed bridge is a high demand project as the existing bridge in Zuari
2. ZUARI BRIDGE River connecting Panjim and Mangalore does not cater to heavy vehicle movements due
2.1 SALIENT FEATURES to its poor condition. Construction of the Zuari cable stayed bridge includes building a
bridge across the river Zuari on NH-17/ NH 66 on Panjim – Mangalore section in the State
1 TITLE OF THE PROJECT Zuari bridge package II (Bridge
of Goa. The Zuari cable stayed bridge is 640m long with central navigational span of
proper) (Construction of bridge
including approaches across river 360m and end span on both sides of 140m. This makes the bridge the 2nd longest and
Zuari on NH17 (New NH-66) on widest cable stay bridge in India. A tourist observatory and restaurant at the 110m high
Panjim -Mangalore section in the tower is planned on the bridge.
State of Goa (Pkg. II Km 530/850 to
km 531/934 on EPC mode)(Job no. In addition to the road connectivity between North Goa and South Goa, this project
NH-17-Goa-2015-16-169)) has high tourism potential. The project location got its own geographic beauty due to the
2 DISTRICT TISWADI
natural estuary. Hence the construction of high level bridge across the estuary will give a
IMPLEMENTING AGENCY Ministry for Road Transport and
Highways (MORTH) panoramic view of the sea/river at an elevated level. Hence the Bridge is proposed as an
DPR PREPARED BY S. N. Bhobe & Associates Iconic Bridge blended with local heritage. The estimated EPC cost of the project is 545.40
crores.
DESIGN CONSULTANTS Groupe Ingerop and Infinite Civil
Solutions Pvt Ltd 2.3 The Project Corridor
PROJECT OUTLAY The project involves the construction The project comprises of 3 sections – a 8.2 km highway from GMC Bambolim to Goa
of a 640m long, 8-lane cable-stayed Velha, a new 1.08 km Zuari Bridge (Cortalim – Tiswadi) and a 3.6 km highway to Verna.
bridge across the River Zuari and a
Approximately 6.4 km of these highways will be elevated.
450m long elevated approach to it,
with only two pillars in Goa, India.
NATURE OF THE PROJECT EPC MODE
PRESENT STATUS OF EXISTING Existing 2 Lane Bridge does not cater
BRIDGES/ROADS to heavy vehicles

NEED FOR THE PROJECT This new bridge is essential as the

condition of the existing 2 Lane Bridge
does not cater to heavy vehicles which
currently use an alternate route 40
kms longer. This new bridge will
ensure a smoother vehicular traffic in
the area including that of heavy
vehicles.
TYPE OF BRIDGE STEEL CABLE STAYED
TOTAL SPAN LENGTH OF Span length of 640m (Central Span-
BRIDGE 360 m, End Span-140m on either side
of the central span)
OVERALL AND CARRIAGEWAY IT has eight lanes (4+4). It has
WIDTH’S dual carriageways of 27 m each and
has a center median of 10.7m. Zuari Bridge location
PROVISION OF FOOTPATH 2.50 m

OTHER DETAILS OF PROPOSED NIl

BRIDGE

Pile foundation

There will be 140 permanent piles of 2.0m dia at locations of pylons P72 and P73. To
allow work to be carried even in volatile tide and water conditions high capacity rotary
piling rigs erected over floating pontoons on river. Rotary rigs is an international practice
in building bridges and is considered economic and time – efficient technique. 2.0 m dia
piles are used for the first time in India. 8 mm thick permanent steel liner was used for
piles.

Pile foundation construction

Pile cap

The Pile cap construction at Pylons 72, 73 measures to 87.3 x 26.3m. This mega Pile
cap pour is planned in stages and the usage of Glass fibre reinforcement technology is Pile cap construction
under review to mitigate potential corrosions of Construction joint. The concreting work
for Piles and Pile cap, Pylon will be done through Piping from embankments. Pylon
The pile caps are constructed on three stages and are stitched together by internal
prestressing strands. To reduce the heat of hydration cold water is been circulated 100 m high Twin Pylons will be constructed with stay connectors at levels as per
throughout using pvc pipes running on both directions. design at both side of the bridge “ie’ P72 and 73 using Tower cranes.

Faculty:

BS-05 Suspension Bridge - Zauri Bridge B L Manjunath

Manjunatha R
Sneha S D
Sanjit T S
4CM21AT047
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