Our Surface Transport business vertical covers highways and roads, interchanges, mining-related infrastructure, and railways. The scope of our construction activities includes laying of new roads, rehabilitation and strengthening of existing roads, construction of bridges and flyovers, including over rivers and other water bodies, construction of tunnels, railway bridges and other surface transport structures.
We were the 45th largest international contractor in the transportation segment and the only Indian company in the top 50 international transportation contractors as per the 2024 ENR (Engineering News-Record, US) Top International Contractors rankings based on International Revenue for the Financial Year 2024.
Surface Transport
Client : Public Authority for Roads and Transport
Scope : Construction, completion and maintenance of roads, bridges, storm water drainage, sewers, and other services for sections of South Surra roadways in the vicinity of Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah Hospital, including segments of sixth ring road & King Fahd Bin Abdulaziz Road in the vicinity, State of Kuwait.
The largest urban development project in the state of Kuwait
Surface Transport
Client : Uttar Pradesh Expressway Industrial Development Authority (UPEIDA)
Scope : EPC for 126km of the 302-km six-lane access controlled expressway, 6 major bridges including Ganga Bridge completed in just 18 months; 58 pedestrian underpasses, 4 rail over bridges, 8 flyovers, 29 minor bridges, 23 vehicular underpasses.
Afcons completed the 36-month project in record time of 22 months
Surface Transport
Client : Konkan Railway Corporation Ltd (KRCL)
Consultant : WSP Kortes, Finland, & LAP, Germany
Scope : Construction of single arch railway bridge over the Rive Chenab on the strategic railway line connecting Baramulla to Udhampur.
World‘s highest single-arch railway bridge. One of the toughest Bridge works undertaken in India, due to geological and engineering considerations and first bridge designed for blast load
Surface Transport
Client : National Highway Authority of India (NHAI)
Consultant : CES, India
Scope : Four laning of NH-1A connecting Jammu and Udhampur. The highway that connects Jalandhar, Punjab, to Uri, J&K, passes through Pathankot, Jammu, Udhampur, Patnitop, Banihal, Srinagar and Uri
Fastest hill-road project completion in NHAI’s history, Afcons completed this project ahead of schedule
Surface Transport
Client : Ministry of Local Government and Housing, Zambia
Scope : Construction, rehabilitation and widening of 91 km roads in Lusaka City, 29 km roads with dedicated bus lanes for Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) and improvement of 9 junctions along with 4 new flyovers
Surface Transport
Client : Ministry of Road Transport & Highways (MoRTH)
Scope :Dismantling of existing concrete superstructure of 5.575 Km long, 4-lane, MG Setu over Ganga River, and replacing it with simply supported steel through truss superstructure, including design work
This is India’s longest steel bridge. For the first time in India, a superstructure of a balanced cantilever bridge has been replaced with a simply-supported superstructure. 66,360MT steel used in the new superstructure.
Surface Transport
Client : Road & Transport Authority (RTA), UAE
Consultant : Africon, South Africa
Scope : Construction of major bridges, roads, utilities and navigational canal.
Afcons provided connectivity to world’s largest race course
Surface Transport
Client : Ministry of Works, Kingdom of Bahrain
Consultant : Parsons Global Services Ltd. (Client’s consultant)
Scope : Construction of overpass from Shaikh Isa bin Salman Highway to Al Fateh Highway and tunnel from Shaikh Isa bin Salman Bridge heading towards Shaikh Khalifa bin Salman Port & Hidd.
Primary entry point to Bahrain, the project has significantly reduced travel time from Saudi Arabia. It was monitored by the Prime Minister’s Office
Surface Transport
Client : Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC)
Consultant : SAI SYSTRA
Scope : Construction of access-controlled Nagpur – Mumbai Super Communication Expressway (Maharashtra Samruddhi Mahamarg) on EPC mode for Package – 02, in Wardha district, Maharashtra.
First package to be completed before time, Fastest PQC completion among all 16 packages, 58.4km stretch with more than 200 structures, including over 30 bridges and 2 wildlife underpasses
Surface Transport
Client : Ghana Railway Development Authority (GRDA)
PMC : Team Engineering SpA
Scope : Four laning of NH-1A connecting Jammu and Udhampur. The highway that connects Jalandhar, Punjab, to Uri, J&K, passes through Pathankot, Jammu, Udhampur, Patnitop, Banihal, Srinagar and Uri
Largest Railway Project in Ghana including longest railway bridge in the country over Lake Volta
Surface Transport
Client : Metropolitan Transport Project (Railways)
Consultant : Tebebau GmbH, Germany
Scope : Construction of 1.87-km railway bridge between Mumbai and Navi Mumbai; For the first time in India, monolithically cast 800MT box girder was used.
This project was given the award for Most Outstanding Concrete Structure in India in 1991 by Maharashtra Indian Chamber of American Concrete Institute
Surface Transport
Client : Roads & Transport Authority (RTA), UAE
Scope : The Jewel of Creek Development is a prestigious project in the heart of Dubai. It involves construction of roads and underpasses on the busy Baniyas Road and Itihad Road to provide access to the Jewel of Creek development, a landmark architectural masterpiece on the shores of Dubai Creek.
Surface Transport
Client : Ministry of Railways, Bangladesh
Scope : 1 km railway bridge in JV with IRCON; One major bridge and
Afcons used 2.5m diameter bored cast in-situ piles in marine environment for the first time
Surface Transport
Client : Ministry of National Planning, Housing and Infrastructure, Republic of Maldives
Scope : Design and build of 103.7 Kms of Roads and Drainage system in Addu City, including 38 pumping stations, 370 CCTV, and 1.46km-long Hankede Bridge in the sea
Afcons has a global footprint across more than 30 countries in Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. It is ranked 8th worldwide in Marine and Port facilities and 12th worldwide in the Bridges sector.
