Chennai Metro completes track work
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Chennai Metro Rail has finished the track work up to Alandur. This stretch will also be fully electrified in a few days.
Delay in Vadapalani flyover construction
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According to Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) officials, the construction of flyover at Vadapalani junction at a cost of Rs 69 crore will be floated in later days of this month.
The tunnelling work under the Cooum River in the section between May Day Park & Central Railway Station for the Metro Rail Project has started and progressing well.
Parking has been terrible at Chennai Central, says a commuter at central who faced struggle in getting parking slot for his vehicle amid call taxis and tourist staffs.
City’s Metro Rail project work, may shoot up from the present estimation of Rs 14,600 Crores to about Rs.20, 000 Crore because of several aspects including Rupee declination and sky-high prices across construction and labor charges.
A metro rail project official informed that the challenging part of the project, which involves the digging of tunnel under the Cooum River has just started.
