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Time of India
3 days ago
- General
- Time of India
Metro stops work after VIP Rd residents' waterlogging plea
Kolkata: Orange Line work near Haldiram flyover on VIP Road was stalled after residents of a high-rise next to the metro alignment complained that their water supply system was damaged following subsidence due to piling or foundation work, which requires deep digging. RVNL has engaged JU experts to conduct a health audit. Residents of Anupama Housing Society on VIP Road said they requested RVNL, which is implementing the New Garia-Airport Line, to stop work after noticing some ground settlement that seemed to have damaged the concrete underground reservoir and connecting pipeline a few days ago. "The ground settlement can be spotted along a stretch at our housing complex. The concrete paving has given way, leading to a 4-inch gap. We asked RVNL to appoint a third-party of experts to address it," said a resident. "When the centrifugal pump and connecting pipelines were damaged, we called in local technicians to temporarily restore the system. But we need a permanent solution," said another resident. A section of the metro viaduct (on which tracks are laid) grazes the housing complex. Residents have been flagging safety concerns over the last few years — the one relating to piling work for construction of Pier 822L being the most recent. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Here's The Average Price of a 6-Hour Gutter Guards Upgrade Read More Undo "Piling work involves creating a deep foundation system by driving or boring structural elements (piles) into the ground. The piles transfer the load of a structure to more stable soil or rock layers, particularly when the upper soil is weak," an engineer said. An official of Metro Railway said, "As desired by residents of Anupama Housing Complex, JU experts have initiated an assessment of the blocks. The only subsidence we are aware of is the one that was caused by heavy rain sometime back, and the housing society's boundary wall was damaged. At that time, work on a pile cap was on next to it. As a precautionary measure, steel casings have been installed around each pile near the housing society. " A pile cap is a reinforced concrete structure that sits on top of a group of piles. Its primary function is to distribute load from superstructure evenly across piles, ensuring they work together. The official said RVNL built another pile, 3.6m away from the one near Haldiram flyover.
Time of India
09-06-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Orange, Yellow Lines set to meet 400m ahead of airport station
Kolkata: Even as the Metro Yellow Line from Noapara to the airport awaits inspection by the Commission of Railway Safety (CRS) that will pave the way for its commissioning, work is set to commence on the convergence of the New Garia-Airport Orange Line's Up and Down tracks alongside those of the Yellow Line. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now This convergence in a sub-terranian tunnel, which will happen around 400m from the station. Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd (RVNL), which is implementing the Orange Line, has taken a three-day traffic block on the airport-bound access road. It will dismantle the median divider that separates the two flanks and shift a portion of the airport-bound flank to the other one that leads traffic from the airport to the city. Thereafter, each flank that currently comprises three lanes will be temporarily reduced to two lanes. Two lanes will then be handed over to RVNL so that it can dig up the ground and execute the seamless convergence of the twin lines into the tunnel leading to the airport station. "While reinforced concrete boxes are being pushed under the airport road to build the Orange Line tunnel without disturbing the airport traffic, we need around 7.5 m width of the airport-bound flank for the convergence through cut-and-cover method so that the Orange Line tracks converge at the same level as that of the Yellow Line," an official explained. To undertake the convergence tunnel construction, airport-bound traffic will have to be diverted to the right after exiting the right turn flyover from VIP Road. However, with the airport-bound flank and the one leading out of the airport at different levels, Afcons that is contracted to construct the 900m underground section of the Orange Line has to first level out the two flanks. "After the two flanks are levelled, around two-third of the flank leading to the airport will be used as the metro construction site," the official said. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now "At the stakeholder meeting, we have asked RVNL and Bidhannagar police to maintain coordination among themselves to ensure passengers coming in and out of the airport are not affected by the metro work outside the airport," Kolkata airport director Pravat Ranjan Beuria said.
Boston Globe
03-06-2025
- General
- Boston Globe
MBTA Green Line service suspended through city center starting Wednesday night. Here's what to know.
On Jan. 30, the agency said the work performed during the closures had eliminated Advertisement The MBTA encourages riders to Here's what to know and how to navigate the upcoming Green Line closures: The B Line : Trains will be suspended between North Station and Babcock Street, and will be replaced with free shuttle buses between Babcock Street and Back Bay stations, the T said. Advertisement At Back Bay, riders can use the Orange Line to travel downtown to North Station and beyond, the MBTA said. Because of the closures, trains at Kenmore and all open surface-level stops heading west toward Boston College, Cleveland Circle, and Riverside will be free, as will the The Worcester Commuter Rail Line will also be free between South Station, Back Bay, and Lansdowne stations, according to the MBTA. Accessible vans will be available for all Green Line stops between Copley and North Station. The C and D Lines: Trains from Kenmore to North Station will be suspended for both the C and D lines. Free shuttle buses will run between Kenmore and Back Bay stations. The E Line: Trains will be suspended from Heath Street to North Station. The Upcoming service changes to Red, Orange and Blue lines: Service changes The Red Line will suspend train service on the weekend of June 14 between Braintree and JFK/UMass. Free shuttle buses will replace trains, the T said. The Orange Line will be suspended on the weekends of June 21 and June 28 between North Station and Forest Hills, as well as on weekdays from June 23 to 27 between Back Bay and Forest Hills. Free shuttle buses will replace Orange Line trains. Blue Line trains will be replaced by shuttle buses between Bowdoin and Orient Heights for nine days, from June 7 until June 15. And the Framingham/Worcester commuter rail line service will be suspended between Framingham and South Station starting the night of June 20 through June 22. A diversion schedule will be Advertisement Ava Berger can be reached at
Saudi Gazette
30-05-2025
- Saudi Gazette
Riyadh announces Eid Al-Adha operating hours for metro and buses
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — Riyadh's public transport has announced the Eid Al-Adha holiday operating hours for the Riyadh Metro and city buses, confirming that train services will end at a unified time of 12 midnight across all lines, while start times will vary by route. The Orange Line will operate from 10 a.m. to midnight during the period from June 5 to June 14 (corresponding to Dhul Hijjah 9 to 18). It will return to its regular schedule of 6 a.m. start time on June 15. For the remaining metro lines: On June 5, services will begin at 8 a.m. From June 6 to June 8, operations will start at 10 a.m. From June 9 to June 11, start time will revert to 8 a.m. Regular operations (starting at 6 a.m.) resume from June 12 onward. Meanwhile, Riyadh's bus services will run daily from 5 a.m. to midnight during the period from June 5 to June 12. Additionally, on-demand buses will be available during this period to meet increased holiday travel needs. They urged commuters to stay informed through official channels and the Riyadh transport app for real-time updates.
Time of India
27-05-2025
- Time of India
RVNL sets ball rolling for Chingrighata underpass
1 2 3 Kolkata: RVNL has started preparing the detailed project report for the three-way underpass at Chingrighata after it got a nod from the KMC. Police had told RVNL traffic blocks at Chingrighata for two weekend nights to bridge the last 366m of the viaduct gap of the Orange Line's Ruby-Sector V section would be granted only after the underpass was built. The implementing agency of the 29km New Garia-Airport Metro corridor is trying to reason that the underpass would take time to be built and involve complex traffic curbs at the crossing. The traffic department noted the ground reality in a compiled 'minutes' of an inspection by police and RVNL engineers: "The construction of the underpass may start in Oct-Nov... Completion is estimated to take six months..." RVNL has been seeking six nights' traffic block at Chingrighata to launch two spans over the crossing to bridge the viaduct gap. Once this 366m work is done, the Orange Line can be extended from Ruby to Sector V. But with the traffic department refusing to hand over the site, girder-launching at Chingrighata has been stalled since Feb 2. Several meetings and inspections later, police told RVNL the underpass was their biggest priority for pedestrian safety at Chingrighata. TOI reported on Feb 15 that the extension of Orange Line till Sector V would be stalled till the work on the Chingrighata underpass got underway. Metro is pleading with the traffic department to reconsider its stand. "The underpass will take around a year. Launching spans over Chingrighata can be done in six nights, over two weekends," a railway official said.
