Rail Vikas Nigam to construct 10-km elevated viaduct for Chennai Metro Rail.

Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd. has received a ‘letter of acceptance’ from Chennai Metro Rail Limited to construct an elevated viaduct of around 10 km - nine elevated metro stations - at a cost of ₹1,134 crore, says a company announcement to the Bombay Stock Exchange.

The viaduct will be constructed at Sholinganallur Lake-I, Sri Ponniamman Temple (Sholinganallur Lake-II); Sathyabama University (Semmancheri-I), Semmancheri-II, Gandhi Nagar, Navallur, Siruseri; Siruseri SIPCOT-1 and Siruseri SIPCOT-2, and a stabling viaduct at SIPCOT.

The construction period is 1,065 days, the announcement said.

The project is under Phase II of the Chennai Metro Rail envisaged as a 118.9 km network with 128 stations. It consists of three corridors - Corridor-3 from Madhavaram to SIPCOT (45.8 km); Corridor-4 from Lighthouse to Poonamalle Bypass (26.1 km); and Corridor-5 from Madhavaram to Sholinganallur (47 km).

The estimated cost of the project is ₹63,246 crore and it is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2026, according to information on the Chennai Metro Rail Ltd. website.

HBL