CMRL has issued the first major contract for building of stations from Power House till Porur. Larsen & Toubro bagged the contract for this work after emerging as the lowest bidder, quoting Rs. 1,035 crore for building nine stations and the viaduct.

CMRL has completed the preliminary report for the proposed Coimbatore Metro Rail project in Tamil Nadu. The report will be handed over to the state government for review and approval so that a detailed project report can be prepared. The preliminary feasibility study was conducted by French consultancy firm Systra MVA.

Technical bids have been opened for constructing around 42 km of tunnel works for Chennai Metro’s 45.81-km Line-3 (Madhavaram-SIPCOT). Four out of 8 firms have qualified after evaluation of technical bids. These are Gulermak Agir Sanayi Insaat ve Taahhut A.S, L&T, Shanghai Tunnel Engineering Co (Singapore) and Tata Projects.

Plans to construct Line-4 and Line-5 of the Chennai Metro Rail project under the Civil Contract Package C4-ECV-01, for which Larsen & Toubro Ltd, NCC Ltd, and a Hindustan Construction Company-KEC International joint venture have submitted the bids. The work relates to Phase 2 of the project.

Chennai Metro Rail’s Phase-I Extension project from Washermenpet to Wimco Nagar, which was delayed due to the pandemic, is likely to undergo trials by the beginning of next month. The extension, which covers a length of 9.051 km, was scheduled to open this June. The entire work now is likely to be completed by December.

Work on the Chennai Metro Rail Phase-2 Corridor-4 from Lighthouse to Poonamallee Bypass, which will connect core city localities, could begin soon. CMRL is in the final stages of appointing a general consultant. The consultancy service is funded by China-based Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, which will lend Rs. 2,700 crore.

Preliminary work on the Chennai metro rail’s phase-2 has begun and a study has been initiated to ascertain noise and vibration levels that may arise during construction of the 118.9km line and operation of trains and their effect. CMRL engineers will then conduct a survey of buildings along the corridors to take up mitigation measures.

Chennai Metro Rail Ltd (CMRL) has published a tender calling for bids to install digital screens and related equipment inside 52 trains. These screens will display audio and video-based information during journeys, with advertising slots as well.

Plans to implement phase 1 extension of Chennai Metro corridor project. Centre is yet to approve this extension. The extension project comprises a nine-km stretch from Washermenpet to Wimco Nagar. This alignment partly runs underground from Washermenpet to Korukkupet and then runs as an elevated corridor till Wimco Nagar. CMRL plans to finalise a design consultant who will prepare detailed drawings and designs for the architectural and civil work for the stations along this alignment.