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Pandoh
Bypass
to
Takoli
(section
of
NH-21)
in
Himachal
Pradesh,
India
is
75%
complete
May 31, 2022
The Pandoh bypass to Takoli will provide all-weather connectivity to one of India’s most-favoured tourist destinations, Manali. It will become the largest cross-sectional tunnels in the region and reduce travel time from Mandi to Manali by 90 minutes. The project includes the construction of 10 tunnels, 1 elevated viaduct, 3 major bridges and 10 minor bridges.
Client

AFCONS Infrastructure Pvt Ltd.

JV Partner

3G

Location

Mandi District, Himachal Pradesh, India

Construction activities are being carried out along the one of busiest roads in the state and must overcome challenging tunnelling conditions through the Himalayan geology. Due to the alignment of the proposed road, some portals have been planned and designed in soft rock conditions.

This strategically important road running along the river Beas will connect famous tourist places such as Kullu, Manali and Leh, improving trave comfort and safety for tourists year-round whilst improving critical supply routes.

Key features

  • 823m elevated viaduct
  • 2.8 km twin tube tunnel on the Chandigarh-Manali highway with a clear distance of 34m between each other
  • A 45m high, 140m long Major Bridge connecting two tunnels.
  • Geotechnical Investigation & Geological Designing
  • Tunnel Design
  • Defining Portal Position, Tunnel Alignment & Designing of roads and bridges
  • Underground Investigation & Testing
  • Geological Mapping and Tunnel Profiling
  • Management Services

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SMEC’s Water Resource engineers present at the 2023 Floodplain Management Australia National Conference in Sydney

Specialists from SMEC’s Water Resources team will deliver technical presentations at the 2023 Floodplain Management Australia National Conference in Sydney. The annual event has been hosted by the FMA for over 50 years, and is the most esteemed flood risk management forum of its kind in Australia.

Read more May 23, 2023
Haryana Orbital Rail prepares to begin new civil contract package

The SMEC RITES JV has been overseeing the management and implementation of the Haryana Orbital Rail Corridor (HORC) project since early 2022, with foundation stone laid in October 2022 by Union Home Minister Amit Shah.

Read more May 18, 2023
SMEC to carry out feasibility study for rehabilitation of Pauanda Hydropower Project in PNG

SMEC has been engaged by DT Global, through the Australian Government-funded Economic and Social Infrastructure Program (ESIP), to undertake a feasibility study for the rehabilitation of the Pauanda Hydropower Project in Papua New Guinea.

Read more May 18, 2023
SMEC’s technical specialists in bridges present at the Australian Small Bridges Conference 2023 in Gold Coast

SMEC’s bridge structures specialists are presenting technical papers at the 2023 Australian Small Bridges Conference, Australasia’s largest bridge exhibition, held on the Gold Coast, Australia. The Conference will feature a comprehensive exhibition, providing attendees the opportunity to view and discuss innovative products and services now available from bridge contractors, designers and suppliers.

Read more May 15, 2023