GRSE develops first-ever Double Lane Steel Bridge for BRO

GRSE has indigenously designed and constructed the first-ever Double Lane Portable Steel Bridge, featuring a 7.5-meter-wide carriageway, for the Border Roads Organization (BRO), Government of India. This initiative supports the nation's border infrastructure development and strategic requirements, with export potential.

Under a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with BRO, GRSE to supply and install 27 Double Lane Portable Bridges of varying spans across different locations in Northeast India.

In March 2024, Border Roads Organisation (BRO) and Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE) Ltd signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the fabrication, supply, erection, and launching of 27 carriageway double lane galvanized modular bridges of 7.5 meters with Indian Road Congress (IRC) Load Class 70.

The two-year contract, worth around Rs 60 crore, was inked by Director General BR Lt Gen Rajeev Chaudhry and Officiating Chairman & Managing Director of GRSE Commodore P R Hari IN (Retd).

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 As per the MoU, GRSE Ltd will be undertaking the fabrication, supply, erection, and launching of 27 Double Lane Modular Bridges of IRC Load Class 70 on a number of strategic roads along the Northern and North Eastern borders. The MoU includes the fabrication, supply, erection, and launching of 27 double-lane bridges of carriageway 7.5 meters of load class 70 along the Northern and North Eastern border states.

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