By 2026, Chennai Metro to complete work on phase-2 lines
Posted on: 28/Feb/2019 9:57:25 AM
If everything goes according to the plans without any delay, then by the year 2026 Chennai Metros phase-2 project would be fully operational for the public. It is well known that this phase-2 would be a huge project that covering 118.9km in Chennai city and there would be as many as 128 stations.
By the month of June or in July, tenders would be called for and this has been confirmed by the officials belonging to CMRL or Chennai Metro Rail Limited. It is brought out that the constructions would start from the beginning of the next year. The tendering process would take place once the election gets over as there would be election code of conduct till the start of the elections.
The official explained that by the time the tendering process gets completed it might be early January. Point is construction might then start after one or two months of time. The important information is from the time of beginning of construction it might take 6 years of time to complete the entire work and then operations would start. Work on some stretches has been started by the detailed design consultants and soon a general consultant would be appointed to monitor the project in few months of time.
It was revealed by another official belonging to CMRL that the Chennai Metro phase-2 would cost an amount of Rs 69180 crores. The main point is this phase-2 of Chennai metro would crisscross major areas of Chennai with 3 corridors such as Madhavaram to Sholinganallur of 47km, Lighthouse to Poonamallee of 21km and Madhavaram to SIPCOT of 45.8 km.
It was pointed out that there were some changes in the detailed project report or DPR. The total number of underground stretches and underground stations were cut down so that the cost could be brought down. The important information collected is out of this 118.9 km Chennai metro would first construct 52 km of network between Madhavaram and CMBT and Madhavaram and Sholinganallur. For phase-2, Chennai Metro is having plans to carry out station, viaduct and tunnelling work independently so that delays by the contractors could be avoided.
