L&T Casts Chennai Metro Line-3’s 1st U-Girder & Pile Cap on OMR
Larsen & Toubro in the past fortnight has recorded two significant milestones for constructing Chennai Metro Line-3’s first 10 km elevated section between Nehru Nagar – Sholinganallur.
This leg the 118.9 km Chennai Metro Phase 2 project (Package CP08 EV-01) consists of 9 elevated stations at the southern-end of 45.8 km Line-3 which will connect Madhavaram – SIPCOT 2 through 49 stations.
The milestones include casting the first set of 27.90m long U-Girders for the line’s superstructure and casting the 1st pile cap at Sri Sowdeswari Nagar on Old Mahabalipuram Road (OMR) for the line’s substructure.
L&T was awarded Package CP08 EV-01’s Rs. 963 crore construction contract by Chennai Metro Rail Ltd (CMRL) in June 2022 with a 36 month deadline.
Their scope includes constructing a 10 km viaduct starting from a ramp south of Taramani Link Road Station with 9 stations at Nehru Nagar, Kandanchavadi Perungudi, Thoraipakkam, Mettukuppam, PTC Colony, Okkiyampet, Karapakkam, Okkiyam Thoraipakkam and Shalinganagallur
L&T’s casting yard currently consists of a 146m long casting bay from where 5 U-girders weighing 165 tons each can be cast simultaneously. Work is underway to add another U-girder casting bay next to it.
The start of commercial operations on this elevated section depends on the completion of 21 km twin tunnels (by Tata Projects and L&T) and track-work between Madhavaram – Nehru Nagar at the minimum, so I see this section opening no sooner than 2027 at this time. An elevated stabling yard will be built at SIPCOT, similar to the one in Wimco Nagar, but I don’t see that being able to sustain commercial operations.
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Any Update on Mumbai Metro Line 9 Carshed what’s the outcome of the recent meeting
Any news on the tender for the underground stations. ? I am afraid this is going to delay the entire phase 2
Nice to see this on OMR chennai. Nice if there was a rail link between ECR and Cuddalire
Nice to see this on OMR chennai. Nice if there was a rail link between ECR and Cuddalore
Nice to see this on OMR chennai. Nice if there was a rail link between ECR and Cuddalore near Pondicherry it would be nice also
On the 2027 timeline, CMRL plans to route the trains from Line 4 through Line 5 and then to this section. So even if the UG section is not completed the trains can ply until Nehru Nagar
Any idea why the tenders for the underground stations have not been opened ?
Go Chennai go go
State capital development is a pride to Tamilnadu
Should have just linked an existing phase 1 station to OMR like Alandur to Sipcot and then run trains from existing phase to OMR. That would help increase patronage dramatically.
Is there clarity on status of the elevated double decker on OMR? Is the construction part of the pillars erected for Metro?