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The capital, which has so far basked in the glory of historic monuments and edifices built by the Mughals and Edward Lutyens, will boast of an iconic structure of its own in the form of the Signature Bridge - a cable-supported steel bridge spanning the Yamuna river - which is set to be ready by September 2014. |
And an added attraction will be a recreation park, complete with water sports, boating, walkways and restaurants, developed on a 1km stretch adjoining the bridge in east Delhi’s Wazirabad area.
Coming up 600m downstream from the Wazirabad barrage, the Signature Bridge will be 150m tall - double the height of the Qutub Minar. When ready, it will connect Khajuri Khas intersection on the east bank of the Yamuna to the outer Ring Road on the west bank.
“It will be a bow-shaped, cable-stayed structure which is entirely made of steel. Around 80% of the work has been completed as the foundation work is over. Pillars have to be erected,” a chief engineer of the Delhi government said.
“This will be a landmark structure in the capital. The bridge will be thrown open to the public by September 2014,” a Delhi government official said.
“The structure will have an asymmetrical central pylon which will support the deck with cables,” said the chief engineer, who preferred not to be identified.
The ambitious bridge project was announced in 2004 to decongest traffic.