Western Railway launches second open web girder of Delisle bridge at Lower Parel

The Western Railway successfully completed the launching of the second open web girder (OWG) of the Delisle railway overbridge at Lower Parel Sunday despite continuous rainfall in Mumbai, said officials.

The launching of the second OWG began on June 15 and was completed without any major traffic or power disruptions, said officials.

Sumit Thakur, chief public relations officer of Western Railway, said: “It is worthwhile to mention that the assembling and erection of the second open web girder were completed in a record time of fewer than three months. This was the longest (90 metre) girder, weighing about 1,045 MT with single-span 65-degree skew, ever launched in Western Railway.”