Kota Chambal Bridge

The Kota Bridge or Kota Chambal or Kota Cable Bridge is Complete, The Prime Minister Narendra Modi is Inaugaration in 29 August 2017 Kota, Rajasthan, India. The bridge is situated on the Kota Bypass. It crosses the Chambal River just outside the city.FundingThe project is being sponsored by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) in a 2750 million INR investment on the bridge and a 40 months-deadline. The agreement was signed in 2006. Due to delay in Environmental and Wild life clearances it could start in 2007 only. The bridge was scheduled to be opened in November 2012. Later this was pushed to May 2017. It is being constructed by Hyundai Engineering of South Korea.StructureThis bridge is cable-stayed with single plain suspension with the main span of 350 metres and lateral spans of 175 metres on either side of the bridge. The bridge is around 60-metre-high from the surface of the Chambal River.Kota’s Iconic Engineering Marvel open for commuters on 29 August 2017.AccidentOn 24 December 2009, at about 5.30 pm a deadly accident occurred during the construction. The under construction West side of bridge comprising span P4-P3, Pilon P4, Pier P4,and cantilever portion up to segment 10 (each segment being 3.5m) collapsed towards river without any warning signs, killing 48 workers and engineers and injuring few more.