Dedicated Freight Corridor Project (between Delhi and Mumbai) Special SteelBridge Construction Project【JFE Engineering Corporation、Gammon Engineers and Contractors Private Limited】
Representative：Jun Yamada（Project Manager, JFE Engineering Corporation）
Member：16persons（JFE Engineering Corporation 10persons、Gammon Engineersand Contractors Private Limited 6persons）
In India, due to rapid economic growth, the volume of freight transport has surged
rapidly, and strengthening transport capacity has become an urgent issue. This
project involved the construction of two bridges located on the dedicated freightrailway line of the western corridor (Delhi-Mumbai, total length of approximately
1,500 km), which is the most important network for strengthening logistics in thecountry where many Japanese companies have advanced. This was a critical projectthat strongly demanded early completion to avoid hindering India's economic growth,and it was a STEP project funded by Japanese ODA funds.
This project had to be operated under the impact of the "COVID-19," which caused
the greatest damage around the world (lockdowns, site closures, shortages of oxygen
cylinders and fuel, logistics stoppages, etc.). Amidst these unprecedented difficulties,
what this project continued to strive for was the realization of both the Indian
government's most important policy, "Make in India," and the export of Japan's"quality infrastructure.""Make in India," the most important policy of the current administration, aims topromote and strengthen India's manufacturing industry by attracting investment
from around the world. In this project, not only did we form a joint venture with a
Indian company (Gammon Engineers and Contractors Private Limited), but we alsoachieved procurement of design, materials, and construction from all over India,
except for some steel materials.
On the other hand, by adopting the rationalized "composite truss bridge" structure,
which has a proven track record in Japan, in India for the "first" time, we realized
the "export of quality infrastructure" by providing bridges that are not only safe but
also economically superior.
To achieve both "Make in India" and the "export of quality infrastructure," it wasnecessary not only to transfer technology to Indian staff to ensure "Japanese quality"
but also to devise ways to assure "Japanese quality" with limited local resources.
Technology transfer was mainly carried out through on-the-job training by Japaneseengineers, and core Indian staff were selected and efficiently trained from design toconstruction planning to on-site construction. As a result, compared to similar
overseas bridge construction projects, the involvement of Japanese staff was reduced
to one-third. (Some core staff are now active in other projects by Japanesecompanies.) On the other hand, to ensure "Japanese quality," it was necessary todevise designs and construction plans that could guarantee "Japanese quality" withthe limited local resources (materials, equipment, supplies, etc.), as training Indianstaff alone could not realize it.
This project was operated with Japanese engineers dispatched on-site playing aleading and proactive role within the project team, realizing our country's highquality standards, programme, safety management, and "Make in India." This was
highly evaluated not only by the client, the Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation ofIndia, but also by JICA and other related parties, greatly contributing to improving
the presence of Japanese companies in India.

Due to the above outstanding achievements and future prospects, this projectdeserves to be commended in the field of international contribution.

Mahi River Bridge

Project Site Location

Sabarmati River Bridge