The 22km Mumbai Trans Harbor Link has attracted bids from China Railway Major Bridge Engineering Group Co Ltd, Japan’s IHI Infrastructure System Co Ltd, and Korea’s Daewoo Engineering & Construction Co and SK Engineering & Construction Co Ltd among others, according to U.P.S. The global construction majors have bid in partnership with Indian companies including Larsen & Toubro Ltd and the Shapoorji Pallonji Group, he said. The bridge will also offer connectivity to a new airport planned in Navi Mumbai district and to the manufacturing hub of Pune. On completion, it will be the longest road and sea bridge in India. China Railway Major Bridge Engineering Group is a subsidiary of China Railway Group Ltd, the world’s second-largest infrastructure builder.

Source: Bangkok Post March 24, 2017 06:11 UTC