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ROB at Vengali inaugurated
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River Bridge at Pulamanthole Inaugurated
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Kerala Expressway: Details Made Available in the Net




ROB at Tripunithura Inaugurated
 
ROB at Tripunithura in lieu of the level crossing ( L.C. No. 8) on the KRL Road was inaugurated on 9.7.2004 by Dr. M.K. Muneer, Minister for Works, Government of Kerala.. The function was presided by Mr. K.Babu, Member of Legislative Assembly.
Railway Portion of this ROB has 2 spans of Pre-Stressed Beam and Slab with a total length of 45.2m. The land portion of the bridge has 10 spans of RCC Beam and Slab with a total length of 370m. The approaches to the bridge are constructed using the State-of-the-Art Technology of Reinforced Earth. The total length of the ROB including the approaches is 415m
The ROB was constructed with Financial Assistance of M/s Kochi Refineries Ltd. (K.R.L.) and the Dhanalakshmi Bank Ltd.

A view of the illuminated bridge

Dr. M.K.Muneer inaugurating the bridge by cutting the ribbon
Mr. V.J. Kurian I.A.S., Managing Director, RBDCK, welcomes the gathering

Sri. A.P.M. Mohammed Hanish IAS, GM, RBDCK Presents The Technical Report
Dr. M.K. Muneer Delivering the Inaugural Address

Dr.M.K. Muneer unveils the INAUGURAL PLAQUE
Mr. K. Babu, M.L.A. delivering the Presidential Address

Mr. B.K. Menon, Managing Director, K.R.L. handing over the cheque to Dr.M.K. Muneer
Mr. T.R .Madhavan, M.D. & C.E.O, Dhanalakshmi Bank Ltd. felicitating on the occassion
Mr. P.T. Jayakumar, Manager RBDCK proposes a Vote of Thanks





ROB at Meenchantha Inaugurated
 
The 5th Road Overbridge (ROB) constructed by RBDCK, the ROB at Meenchantha in lieu of the level crossing ( L.C. No. 177A) on the Beypoor Road in Calicut was inaugurated on 30.5.2004 by Dr. M.K. Munir, Minister for Works, Government of Kerala.. The function was presided by Mr. M.P. Veerendra Kumar, the Member of Parliament.
Railway Portion of this ROB has 3 spans of Pre-Stressed Voided Slab with a total length of 51.2 m. The land portion of the bridge has 7 spans of R.C.C. Box Gird with a total length of 162.5 m. The approaches to the bridge are constructed using the State-of-the-Art Technology of Reinforced Earth. The total length of the ROB including the approaches is 330 m.

A VIEW OF THE ROB AT MEENCHANTHA

Mr. V.J. Kurian I.A.S., Managing Director, RBDCK, welcomes the gathering
Dr. M.K. Muneer Delivering the Inaugural Address.

Dr.M.K. Muneer unveils the INAUGURAL PLAQUE
Mr. M.P. Veerendra Kumar, Member of Parliament delivering the Presidential Address.



ROB at Tirur Inaugurated
 
The Road Overbridge at Tirur in lieu of the level crossing ( L.C. No. 171) on the Tirur-Tanur Road in Malappuram District was inaugurarted on 14.2.2004 by Dr. M.K. Muneer, Minister for Works, Government of Kerala.. This is the 4th Road Over Bridge being commissioned by RBDCK.
Railway Portion of this ROB has 3 spans of Pre-stressed Box Girder ( 1 span of 32.4m and 2 spans of 22.4m ). Approach on the Calicut side has 5 spans of 26m (PSC Beam and Slab) and 97meters of Reinforced Earth Embankment. Approach on the Tirur side has 5 spans of 26m (PSC Beam and Slab) and 116m of Reinforced Earth Embankment. Total length of the ROB is 550m. Overall Construction cost of this ROB is Rs. 49.9 Million.

A View of the ROB at Tirur

Warm Welcome to Dr.M.K. Muneer by the Public.
Sri. V.J. Kurian I.A.S., Managing Director, RBDCK, welcomes the gathering.

Sri. A.P.M. Mohammed Hanish IAS, GM, Rbdck Presents the Technical Report.
Dr. M.K. Muneer Delivering the Inaugural Address.

Dr.M.K. Muneer unveils the INAUGURAL PLAQUE.



ROB at Vengali inaugurated
 
The Road Overbridge at Vengali in lieu of the level crossing ( L.C. No. 192 ) on the Calicut-Kannur stretch of the NH-17 was inaugurarted on 18.12.2003 by Dr. M.K. Muneer, Minister for Works, Government of Kerala.. This is the 3rd Road Over Bridge being commissioned by RBDCK.
Railway Portion of this ROB has 3 spans of Pre-stressed Box Girder ( 1 span of 32.4m and 2 spans of 22.4m ). Approach on the Calicut side has 4 spans of 21m (Box Girder ) and 120 meters of Reinforced Earth Embankment. Approach on the Kannur side has 6 spans of 20.5m ( Box Girder ) and 136m of Reinforced Earth Embankment. Total length of the ROB is 540m. Overall Construction cost of this Rob is 5.13 Crores.

A View of the Rob at Vengali.

A View of the Public Gathering Crossing the Bridge After the Inauguration.
Sri. V.J. Kurian I.A.S., Managing Director, RBDCK, welcomes the gathering.


Sri. Mohammed Hanish IAS, GM, RBDCK Presents the Technical Report..
Dr. M.K. Muneer Delivering the Inaugural Address.

A View of the Large Gathering Attending the Inaugural Function.

River Bridge at Pulamanthole Inaugurated
 
River Bridge at Pulamanthole was inaugurated on December 18, 2003 by Dr. M.K. Muneer, Minister for Works, Government of Kerala.
This bridge was constructed across Kunthi Puzha on the Pattambi – Perunthalmanna State Highway ( SH 39 ) to replace the existing old bridge which is in a distressed condition. Due to the distressed condition of the existing bridge, no vehicular traffic was possible and this was causing lot of hardship to the public. Commissioning of the new bridge has reduced the hardship of the public to a great extent.
The bridge has 8 spans of 23.1m with prestressed I beam and Deck Slab. Total length of the bridge is 185m . Overall cost of the project is Rs. 2.0 Crores.

A View of the River Bridge at Pulamanthole.

Another View of the Bridge.
Enthusiastic Crowd Crossing the Bridge After the Inauguration.

Dr. M .K. Muneer Delivering the Inaugural Address.
A View of the Large Gathering Attending the Inaugural Function.


ROB at Vellayil, Calicut inaugurated
 
The Road Overbridge at Vellayil in lieu of the level croosing ( L.C. No. 186) on the Gandhi Road in Calicut city was inaugurarted on 15.11. 2003 by Dr. M.K. Muneer, Minister for Works, Government of Kerala. Sri.O.Rajagopal, Hon’ble Minister of State for Defense, presided over the function. This ROB will serve as the main link between Calicut City and the proposed West Cost Highway. This ROB will also reduce congestion on other arterial roads in the City.
Railway Portion of this ROB is Pre-stressed Box Girder of span 27.4 m. Aproach on the Beach side has 4 spans of Box Girder ( 1 span of 25m and 3 spans of 22.5m ) and 91.6 meters of Reinforced Earth embankment. Approach on the N.H. side has 3 spans of 22.5m (Box Girder), one span of Solid Slab ( 17.5 m ) and 59.1m of Reinforced Earth embankment. Total length of the ROB is 356m.

ROB at Vellayil being inaugurated by Dr.M.K. Muneer, Minister for Works, Government of Kerala.
Sri. V.J. Kurian I.A.S., Managing Director, RBDCK, welcomes the gathering.

Sri. O.Rajagopal, Hon’ble Minister of State for Defence, Government of India, Delivering the Presidential address.
Dr. M.K. Muneer Delivering the Inaugural Address.

Dr.M.K. Muneer unveils the INAUGURAL PLAQUE.
A View of the ROB at Vellayil.

Kerala Expressway
 
Project details of the proposed Kerala Expressway has been hosted to the website of the Roads and Bridges Development Corporation of Kerala Ltd by Dr. M.K. Muneer, Minister for Works, Government of Kerala on the occasion of the AGM of the Corporation held today at Cochin. Details of the project like concept, alignment, design and costing, Economic and financial analysis etc. are available in the website of the corporation having the address, www.rbdck.com.
The Kerala Expressway is a 507km long access controlled high speed corridor that is proposed to serve as the arterial facility linking almost all the important destinations of the state with 19 interchange points.
The Expressway is proposed to be executed in three phases. Phase I is between Pulikkal near Kozhikode and Athani near Ernakulam, Phase II is between Athani and Pallippuram near Thiruvananthapuram and Phase III is between Chalinkal near Kasaragod and Pulickal.

Project details of the proposed Kerala Expressway being hosted to the web by Dr.M.K.Muneer.