Metro rail tunnels from Thirumangalam to Egmore to be completed next month
Posted on: 03/Jan/2015 10:31:13 AM
60-70 per cent of the work on the underground stretch is completed and the tunnels from Thirumangalam to Egmore are expected to be ready by February-end.the elevated stretch between Alandur-St Thomas Mount and Little Mount-Airport is likely to be completed by August-end. The tunnel-boring machine between Shenoy Nagar and Egmore would break even in the next two days. The stretch between Nehru Park and Kilpauk Medical College would be completed by February end, paving the way for laying the tracks in the underground stretch between Egmore and Thirumangalam.
The Chennai Metro Rail official said that the CMRL would be submitting a detailed report to Commissioner of Metro Rail Safety in Bengaluru on January 6, seeking clearance for the commercial run of Chennai Metro Rail from Koyambedu to Alandur.
