NEW DELHI: The installation of the last span of package 1 of the 17-km long priority section of the Delhi-Meerut Rapid Rail Transit System (RRTS) was completed on Tuesday. The National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) construction work in this 17-km stretch is being carried out in two packages – first between Sahibabad to Ghaziabad and second between Ghaziabad and Duhai.
The last span was installed near the Special Steel Span of the RRTS constructed for crossing railway lines at Ghaziabad. The last segment of the girder was lifted by the launching gantry (tarini) and fitted. Thus the viaduct from Sahibabad to Duhai on the priority section is completed. This is a giant step in the direction of the implementation of the RRTS – slated to be operational by 2023.
