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MARVEL
EXPRESSWAY
AFCONS zipped through the Agra-Lucknow Expressway
project, finishing it a year ahead of schedule
Making Headlines
Proud of
Enterprise (MAKE) Award Winner
2016. The company was recognised
for transforming enterprise knowl-
edge into shareholder / stakeholder
our efforts
value. This is the first MAKE Award
for AFCONS.
EDITORIAL
S Paramasivan, Bhakti Prasad,
Krishnakumari C, Chandrika Sen K Subrahmanian
AFCONS executed 126 kms of the Relentless efforts led to AFCONS finishing AFCONS raised the superstructure
302-km-long Agra-Lucknow Expressway the project in 33 per cent less time of Ganga Bridge in 18 months
ROAD TO
PROGRESS
AFCONS-executed Agra-Lucknow Expressway connects the heartland
of Uttar Pradesh with key business centres in northern India
F
ighter jets landing on an Expressway is a feat in Authoritys (UPEIDA) ambitious greenfield project.
itself. On November 21, 2016, the whole nation One of the most anticipated infrastructure projects
watched as eight of those touched down and in recent times, Agra-Lucknow Expressway will
whizzed past the newly-constructed cut down travel time between Agra and Lucknow
Agra-Lucknow Expressway. This feat marked the from six hours to three-and-a-half hours.
opening ceremony of Indias longest
access-controlled expressway, one of AFCONS Ahead of schedule
many landmark projects. Maintaining the impeccable track record of
Executing 126 kms of the 302-km six-lane ex- finishing projects ahead of schedule, AFCONS
pressway, AFCONS worked in EPC capacity on completed this project ahead of time. The project's
two packages, viz. Firozabad to Etawah (Package scheduled completion period as per the contract
II) and Kannauj to Unnao (Package IV), making was three years. However, keeping in view the
up almost 42 per cent of the total length of Uttar aspirations of client, project was ready more than
Pradesh Expressways Industrial Development a year before time. The biggest challenges while
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Pedestrian
underpasses
built by
AFCONS
executing the project were large-scale mobilisation of and Minor Bridges had to be built along stretches of
resources and their effective management. virgin land to complete the stretch of the Expressway.
One of the biggest challenges was completing large
bridges across major rivers, such as Ganges, in a span One of a kind
of 18 months, including two monsoons. Reduction in Agra-Lucknow Expressway is a glowing example of the
scheduled completion date of the project meant the use of cutting-edge technology. The project saw several
project activities were left with little float or sometimes innovations in terms of technology and planning on its
even no float at all. Therefore the construction of road to completion. PERI formwork, tailor-made to suit
bridges continued even as heavy rains lashed the area the requirements of typical structures, was imple-
and the rivers got flooded. Highly-motivated team mented in this project, which helped expedite the work.
worked day and night to achieve the completion of In order to expedite construction of Box Structures, Box
Major structures well within the advanced completion Culverts were constructed using Precast Technology.
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period of 24 months. In addition, slabs of all large Box Structures up to 12m
Also, after the work span were executed using Precast panels. Remarkable
began, there was a progress was also the result of proactive approach, with
considerable change quick turnaround time for design approvals, etc. and
in plans. The struc- highly-effective supply chain management.
Rail over
tures were originally
bridges
planned for six lanes, The Ganga Bridge
built by
but the configuration of The 750m-long, 8-lane Bridge on Ganges involved
AFCONS
structures was changed construction of 32 Well Foundations, equal number of
to eight lanes. Despite substructure in form of Pier / Abutment and
the changes being implemented, hardly any time was superstructure in Precast Box Segments. Four hundred
lost. The main carriageway along the entire contracted and fifty Precast Box Segments, each weighing about
length was ready in record time, and so was the 70-90MT, were cast in a fully Automated Precast Yard
structural work at all the major and minor bridges. setup along the Project Alignment.
Another challenge of the project was the sheer number In order to compress completion schedule of this
of structures it comprises. Rail Over Bridges, Flyovers, Major Bridge to 18 months, AFCONS used two different
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Vehicular Underpasses, Pedestrian types of superstructure and three different methods of
Underpasses, Major superstructure erection on the same bridge. Thus out
of 30 spans, 25 spans were constructed with Precast
Concrete Box Segments and five spans in structural
steel with composite Deck Slabs.
As far as erection
8 29 23 6
Flyovers
built by
Minor bridges
built by
Vehicular
underpasses
built by
Major
bridges
built by
AFCONS AFCONS
AFCONS AFCONS
BIG REWARD
Agra-Lucknow Ex-
pressway, Package
II won the Gold
Award in Oc-
cupational Health
and Safety in 15th
Annual Greentech
Safety Award 2016.
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Life@AFCONS
Festive Spirit
Mr K Subrahmanian and Mr S Paramasivan perform aarti during the Utsav 2016, the cultural event during Navratri at the HO, received an
Dussehra pooja at AFCONS HO overwhelming response
Ramleela celebrations at the Agra-Lucknow Expressway project site Colours Day celebrations at AFCONS HO
programme was attended by which will include on-the-job Soft Skills Trainings signed for employees who have
the employees from the Head and classroom trainings. During Business Writing Skills: A been promoted to the manage-
Office and Oil & Gas BU. It was their first month at AFCONS HO, two-day workshop on Business rial rank. It aimed at sensitising
aimed at sharpening the MS the trainees have undergone one Writing Skills was conducted the participants on the expecta-
Excel skills of the participants week of HR Induction program by Mr. Vincent DSilva (external tions and challenges faced by
by providing deep insights on and three weeks of functional faculty) at AFCONS HO and first-time managers.
various tools of Excel including classroom training. attended by around 20 employ- Whole Wellness
conditional formatting, data Functional Training: Induction ees from various departments Financial Awareness: A
validation and VLOOKUP, Mail programmes for trainees in and BUs. The objective of the session on financial aware-
Merge among others. functions CPE-Mech, CPE- workshop was to enhance the ness was organised for the
Trainees Induction Elec, HSE and store & procure- participants writing skills and employees of the Head Office
CLIMB UP: A GTE develop- ment were organised at the help put together simple and on Sep 9, 2016. A total of 21
ment programme, CLIMB UP, Butibori workshop (CPE) and at persuasive documents. employees of the HO attended
was launched on July 11, 2016 AFCONS HO (HSE and store & First-time Managers Training the session, where team of
at the Head Office. Thirty six procurement) in July and August. Program (Batch-I): The first experts from ICICI Securities
graduate trainees from the The programmes aimed at pro- batch of First-time Managers Ltd. sensitised the partici-
civil engineering discipline were viding the trainees with detailed Training Program was held by pants on how investing sen-
part of this programme. The understanding of the company, Mr. Sachin Karve at the Head sibly can help secure a better
trainees selected will undergo an its policies and basic functioning Office on October 24 and 25,th future and informed about
extensive training of 45 weeks, of the departments. 2016. The programme was de- various investment options.
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And the GNOSIS Best Project Award
goes to Chenab Bridge!
The Chenab Bridge Project has won the year and runs for 12 months.
GNOSIS Best Project Trophy for 2015-16. The Chenab Bridge Project contributed
The trophy was handed over to the Project lessons learned, innovations and process
Manager, Mr SM Viswamurthy, by VCMD videos consistently. The users also
K Subhrahmanian, during the quarterly contributed through Something to Share Project Manager Mr SM Viswamurthy receives
the award from VCMD K Subhrahmanian
review meeting (QRM) held in October 2016. from time to time. Inspite of the harsh
The GNOSIS Best Project Trophy terrain and vagaries of the weather, the The top three
is awarded to projects based on their Chenab team did not waver in their efforts
Site Points
contribution to GNOSIS Knowledge to contribute their learnings, making them
2612-Chenab Site 4,350
Management (KM) platform and participation the obvious choice for the award this year.
of users in knowledge sharing activities. The They were ably supported by their KM 4545-Lucknow Agra Road
3,700
Project, Pack-IV
contest commences on Engineers Day every Ambassador, Mr Surajit Chaudhary.
2274-Jamnagar Site 3,425
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