Mumbai Metro Line 2B has cleared a major construction milestone, with crews lifting and placing a 252-tonne steel span across live Central Railway tracks. Erecting a span of this weight over an operational rail corridor demands tightly planned night windows, precise load calculations and high-capacity lifting gear.
Spans over running tracks are among the most demanding jobs on any metro project. They typically rely on heavy-lift cranes and synchronised hydraulic systems working inside short traffic-and-power blocks. Milestones like this signal steady momentum on Line 2B and continued demand for high-capacity lifting and erection equipment across India’s metro pipeline.
What it means for buyers: Rental fleets and contractors with high-capacity lifting equipment have a clear pipeline in India’s metro spans and station works. Track which corridors are entering span-erection phases.
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