Ahmedabad’s Pallav Flyover undergoes span load testing

A span load testing work has started on the Pallav Flyover Bridge, a ₹111.94 crore project on the 132 Feet Ring Road. The 300-metric-tonne load test will be completed on Friday. 

As per the IRC Code SP-51 provisions, span PA-24-25 over the Pallav junction, which is 35 metres in length, is undergoing a 300-metric-ton load test under the supervision of the PMC. The testing began on April 15 which involved maintaining the load for 24 hours and recording the deflection. The load testing process will be concluded on April 18.

Ajay Infracon, the company that previously built the Hatkeshwar Bridge at a cost of ₹40 crore, was assigned the construction of the Pallav Flyover Bridge. The superstructure work of the four-lane split flyover bridge—935.60 metres towards Ghatlodiya and 931.00 metres towards Ankur—spanning the Pallav and Pragatinagar junctions, has been completed. Inspection was carried out by a Project Management Consultancy (PMC) agency HCP Design, Planning and Management Pvt Ltd.

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