MMRDA has cancelled the tendering process for design, manufacture, supply, testing and commissioning of 10 monorail rakes for the Jacob Circle-Wadala-Chembur Monorail Line. The amount of the contract is around Rs 500 crore. The retendering process is to be started immediately.

MMRDA has invited bids for signalling and train control for Mumbai Metro Line 4. The scope of work includes design, manufacture, supply, installation, testing, and commissioning of signalling and train control including platform screen doors system of the Mumbai Metro Rail Project.

Has issued a tender for a project where the planned activities are: Component A: Installation of Communication Based Train Control (CBTC) signalling system on the existing network. Component B: Improvement of 19 existing stations. Component C: Institutional strengthening, implementation support, and technical assistance.

The project will comprise the provision of rolling stock and systems, including signaling, telecommunications, automatic fare collection, traction and power supply, etc for a separate project under implementation by MMRDA that covers the construction of a 24.7 km, 17-station, elevated Mumbai Metro Line 5.

Over twenty-two thousand active covid-19 cases have been reported in India, out of which around eight thousand cases have been cured. (Source: www.mygov.in dashboard, as of April 29th 2020).

The construction of the Vasai-Bhayandar bridge will start shortly. MMRDA will construct a six-lane bridge parallel to the Western Railway bridge. Stup Consultants will prepare a detailed report considering future traffic congestion. The bridge is part of the extended Mumbai Urban Transport Project (MUTP).

Metro 4 will be developed as a 32-km Wadala-Ghatkopar-Thane-Kasarvadavali corridor providing connectivity to commuters from eastern suburbs such as Bhandup, Mulund, Thane and Ghodbunder Road. Once the proposals are approved by the state government, they will be forwarded to the Centre to arrange funding from agencies such as the World Bank (WB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). The project is targeted to complete by 2021.

The Metro 2 project is planned as a fully underground 40 km corridor from Dahisar to Mankhurd via Bandra. Once the proposals are approved by the state government, funding will be sought through the Centre from global agencies such as the World Bank (WB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). The project is likely to complete by 2021.

The authority is planning to develop Metro 14 from Kanjurmarg to Badlapur in Mumbai suburban and Thane district of Maharashtra. The length of the metro project is 45 km and it will entail an investment of Rs. 13,500 crore. The DPR preparation is underway for the Metro project.