Third highest point of Magenta Line finished

The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has completed constructing a 50m long, 22.54m high span at the elevated Pitampura station — the third-highest section of the under-construction Magenta Line extension (RK Ashram to Janakpuri West), part of DMRC's phase four expansion, officials said.

- Jasjeev Gandhiok

NEW DELHI:

The steel span installed at Pitampura is shaped like a parabola and weighs around 340 MT. Officials said it was installed directly over the operational Red Line (Shaheed Sthal to Rithala) and the busy intersection of Madhuban Chowk, without disrupting road traffic.

"Limited road width and proximity to residential buildings restricted the assembly and heavy weight crane placement. Complete road blockage would have resulted from attempting to install the steel span as a single unit. Instead, we chose to install it in three separate parts," said DMRC principal executive director, corporate communications Anuj Dayal.