Kandahar – Spinboldak Highway, Afghanistan

Detailed Design and Construction Assistance Services for Rehabilitation and Strengthening of Kabul-Kandahar road from km 262 to km 347 in Afghanistan, Length – 85 Km of. FUNDED BY USAID, Afghanistan

Project consists of Rehabilitation and Strengthening of existing two lane roadways. The project connects Kabul to Kandahar. The project will be built in two phase. Phase I will install ATB on the existing road. Phase II will completely build the roadways including bridges, culverts, traffic signs and other road features. The project has been divided into four groups. Our group is responsible for 85 Km of roadway from Km 262 to Km 347. The project road is in the severe seismic zone of Afghanistan.

There are 5 Major Bridges 70m to 510m long of PSC Girder & Slab which need to be repaired or replaced.

The existing two lanes road was strengthen and widened to IRC standards. The project is being built on Design Build basis. The contractor on the project is BSC-C & C JV (India). Consultant as lead partner in the Joint Venture which is providing design, quality control and assistance during construction.

Detailed Design and Construction Assistance Services for Rehabilitation and Strengthening of Kandahar – Spinboldak Highway (Km 0-Km 103) in Afghanistan, Length – 103 Km, FUNDED BY ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK (ADB), Afghanistan

Project consisted of Rehabilitation and Strengthening of 103 Km existing two lane roadway. The project connects Kandahar to Spin Boldak a very important trade route between Afghanistan and Pakistan. The project road is in the severe seismic zone of Afghanistan. The project is being built on Design Build basis. The Contractor on the project is BSC-C & C J/V (India). Consultant as lead partner in the Joint Venture which is providing design, quality control and assistance during construction. The project is funded by Asian Development Bank (ADB) under Emergency Infrastructure Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Grant to Afghanistan, Ministry of Public Works. The Design and Construction are going hand in hand and is to be completed in nine months. The project road has been completely neglected during the last 20 years of war torn Afghanistan and most of the road is in real bad shape and there is severe damage to roadway, bridges and culverts. Some of the bridges are:

Sr. No.Bridge (Name)Bridge TypeSpan ArrangementTotal Length
1.Argistan BridgeRCC beam & slab15 x 21.9m328.5 m
2.Mail BridgeRCC Beam & Slab9 x 21.9m197.1 m