Tunnel bored on India’s Himalayan super-highway ...Middle East

A breakthrough is expected today on the 4.5km-long Silkyara Bend-Barkot road tunnel in the Himalayan mountains in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand as excavation teams meet in the middle.

The tunnel is part of the 889km Char Dam National Highway project prime minister Narendra Modi launched in December 2016.

Connecting four ancient Himalayan pilgrimages, the road is designed to be 10m wide, with double lanes and paved shoulders.

The tunnel project made headlines in November 2023 when a ceiling collapse trapped 40 workers inside the tunnel for 17 days, reports Times of India.

All the trapped workers eventually came out alive.

The collapse halted tunnelling until India’s transport ministry allowed it to resume in January 2024.

The tunnel will be ready for use in the coming year, according to the Times.

Subscribe here to get stories about construction around the world in your inbox three times a week

Further Reading:

Leighton Asia to build six-tower Mumbai residential scheme India’s equipment market to ‘double in next five years’

Tunnel bored on India’s Himalayan super-highway Global Construction Review.

Read More Details
Finally We wish PressBee provided you with enough information of ( Tunnel bored on India’s Himalayan super-highway )

Also on site :

• Assault suspect shot by police at Morgan Hill Safeway
• Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Loses Bid to Delay Sex Trafficking Trial
• Motorcyclist shot and killed during Newport Beach traffic stop