Second Vivekananda Bridge Tollway Company Private Limited (SVBTC)
Second Vivekananda Bridge Tollway Company Private Limited (SVBTC) is the Concessionaire holding the 30-year franchise as per the Concession Agreement ("CA") signed on 2nd September 2002 between Second Vivekananda Bridge Tollway Company Private Limited and the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) under the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways, Government of India, which includes a tri-partite State Support Agreement ("SSA") signed between SVBTC, NHAI and the Government of West Bengal ("GoWB").Company structure
SVBTC serves as an iconic symbol of Indo-American collaboration in technology, management & investment in the highway & bridge sector. SVBTC continues to rank as India’s largest BOT Bridge Tollway on a standalone basis, with the largest Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the surface transport sector in entire eastern India. SVBTC has now completed fifteen (15) years of successful Operations on 4th July 2022, with an AA+/Stable Rating by CRISIL. Upon completion in record time, SVBTC won the prestigious American Segmental Bridge Institute (ASBI) Award of Excellence in the global international category, the first ever for a major Indian river bridge. SVBTC established two major World Records in 2007 in the global bridge industry, and SVBTC pioneered the extradosed cable-stayed bridge precast segmental technology for the first time in India, and today, more than 20 major river bridges across India are built / under construction using the same technology. Despite certain critical local constraints in West Bengal, SVBTC successfully manages over 33,000+ vehicle patrons on average annual daily basis with a 20-lane modern Toll Plaza having fully automatic surveillance and tolling system with FASTag, with already more than 98% FASTag users. We are also successfully implementing proactive preventive and periodic maintenance works at the bridge tollway to ensure the highest standards of service on a 24x7 basis. The Company is currently employing 250+ employees.History
SVBTC has been working with NHAI since its inception back in 1994-95. After a prolonged land acquisition with the help of West Bengal State Cell, rehabilitation & resettlement program after our project award, we signed our landmark Concession Agreement with NHAI in September 2002, completed the 6.1 Kms 6 lane landmark iconic bridge tollway in a record 39 - months & opened the tollway on 4th July 2007 as the critical eastern “missing link” of the Golden Quadrilateral (GQ) of NHAI, connecting major NH network in the east and as a cross river link between the twin cities of Kolkata and Howrah. During the construction period, the company provided employment to more than 3000 local workers who were fully trained in highly complex bridge and viaduct segmental construction.World records
Upon record completion in 39 months in July 2007, the following two World Records were established by SVBTC: # First ever multi-Span extradosed bridge with seven continuous 110 M spans and two 55 M end spans # First ever extradosed bridge with the widest width of 29 M using a single plane of stay cables in the central median * SVBTC represents India’s oldest & largest award-winning privately financed bridge tollway across India on Build – Operate - Transfer (BOT) basis (from 1994 till date) * SVBTC represents the largest Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the road transport sector in Eastern India (from 1994 till date) * The new bridge is located 50 m downstream of the existing Vivekananda Bridge * Pioneered innovative extradosed system with short pylons and cable profile within the envelope of the existing bridge that recognizes the heritage of the Dakshineshwar Temple * Short towers matching the profile of the adjacent truss bridgeProject at a glance
* Techno-Economic feasibility study by the Ministry of Surface Transport (MoST): 1993 * Project Bidding & Award: 1994 – 95 * Land acquisition, environmental clearances & Govt. permits: 1996 – 2002 * Concession Agreement Signing: 2nd Sept. 2002 * Financial Close: 26th March 2004 * Turnkey Construction: 39 months * Commence Operations: 4th July 2007Design
Construction
This bridge is estimated to cost approximately Rs. 6,50Construction Methodology - Foundation
* Floating steel Caisson (150 Ton approx.) used for a good foundation * For the first time the good cap was flushed with the river bed to reduce silting after doing hydraulic model studyCaissons/Well foundation
Design of good foundations modelled in 3D finite element and analyzed to integrate steel caisson with reinforcement steel and concrete of the wellBenefits
* Second Vivekananda Bridge provides National, regional and local high-speed connectivity through national & state highways / expressways * Provides Impetus for all-round regional development * Economic and Social Benefits *# Savings in Vehicle Operating and Maintenance Costs *# Sturdier supply chain for the industry *# Safer travel * SVBTC serves as the critical Missing Link of NHAI’S original Golden quadrilateral (GQ) program connecting the four major metro cities of India * Critical cross – river Link over River Hooghly between NH-12 (old NH 34) & NH – 112 (Old NH – 35) on the eastern side and NH- 19 (old NH -2) & NH – 16 (old NH 6) on the western side * Most preferred fast & efficient regional route connecting the twin cities of Kolkata & Howrah with major savings of time and fuel * Seamless drive from western districts across River Hooghly to the Kolkata Airport, New Town, EM Bypass & all eastern districts * Major religious corridor linking Belur Math on the western bank to the Dakshineshwar Temple on the eastern bank of River Hooghly * The 6.1 km six-lane bridge tollway comprises an 880 m six–lane rail bridge, together with six approach ramps viaducts, two rail underpasses, one 8 – lane rail over bridge * 20 – lane modern Toll Plaza with fully automated tolling & Traffic management system with FASTag * Safe travel with 24 x 7 CCTV surveillance with emergency tolling services, fire – tenders, medical first-aid, ambulance and toilet facilities * Weigh–in–Motion & Static Weigh Bridges for restricting over-loading trucksAward
Award of Excellence conferred by American Segmental Bridge Institute (ASBI) in 2007 for the technically advanced first ever Bridge built in IndiaToll
As of 2022, the toll charges for using Second Vivekananda Bridge for single journey are: * ₹ 60— Car, Passenger, Van or Jeep * ₹ 115 — Bus * ₹ 165 — Light Good Vehicle (LGV) * ₹ 280 — Truck * ₹ 330 — Multi Axle Vehicle and Earth equipments and heavy contraction machinery including, without limitation, oversized vehicles carryings boilers, turbines, generatorsSee also
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