Mumbai, Mar 16: L&T Construction's Transportation Infrastructure Business has signed a major contract worth Rs 2,864 crore with the Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Ltd (DFCCIL).
The prestigious order was secured against stiff competition from five other major EPC companies. The EPC order involves construction of 222 Route Km of a single-track corridor from Khurja to Pilkhani in Uttar Pradesh. This is Larsen & Toubro's first EPC Civil, Structure & Track project in the Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor.
In the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor, L&T already has a share of 71 per cent in the civil packages and 100 per cent share in the electrical packages, company said in a filing with BSE.
DFCCIL is a special purpose vehicle of the Indian Railways, mandated to build dedicated freight corridors. This project will be funded by World Bank (WB) and is a part of the 1856 km Eastern Corridor proposed between Ludhiana (Punjab) and Dankuni (West Bengal).
The work includes construction of single railway track including yards, 75 major & 588 minor bridges, rail over bridge modification, four rail flyovers, 21 stations along with construction of all associated works.
The project is planned to be executed using completely mechanised means of track linking using the latest technology in railway construction. UNI
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