Chennai Metro Rail opens new parking lot at Nanganallur Road station
Posted on: 28/Apr/2023 9:21:33 AM
To address the growing need for parking at Metro Rail stations, the Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) has opened a new parking lot at Nanganallur Road Metro station. The lot offers free parking for Metro passengers using travel cards from April 28 to May 31 and can accommodate up to 1,000 two-wheelers and 60 four-wheelers.
Meanwhile, Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) has signed a contract with Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL) for the construction of an elevated viaduct in corridor 3 from Sholinganallur to Sipcot. The work, which is estimated to cost Rs 1,134 crore, is the final tender for the elevated corridor in Phase II of the Metro Rail construction.
The scope of the contract includes the construction of an elevated viaduct that spans approximately 10 km at nine elevated Metro stations, namely Sholinganallur Lake-I, Sri Ponniamman temple (Sholinganallur Lake-II), Sathyabama University (Semmencheri-I), Semmencheri-II, Gandhi Nagar, Navallur, Siruseri, Siruseri Sipcot-1 and Siruseri SIPCOT-2. Additionally, the contract involves the construction of a stabling viaduct at Sipcot.
According to a press note by CMRL, T Archunan, Director (Projects), CMRL, and Chaudhary Rajneesh Kumar Singh, Sr DGM/Electrical/BD on behalf of RVNL, signed the tender on Thursday.
