Ten firms express interest in Chennai Metro extension.

Ten companies, including Tata Projects and Larsen & Toubro, have evinced interest in the first phase of the extension of the Chennai Metro from Washermanpet to Wimco Nagar in North Chennai, said sources.

The Chennai Metro Rail Limited, a few days back, invited international bids for design validation and construction of underground station boxes diaphragm wall at Sir Thiyagaraya College and Korrukupet.

This includes associated cut-cover and bored Tunnel Boring Machine tunnels.

Officials from ten companies – ITD Cementation, Tandon Consultants, Afcons, Tata Projects, HCC Ltd., Soma Enterprise, Soletanche Bachy, SUCG Infrastructure, L&T and Coastal Projects – participated in the pre-bid conference for the project held last week, sources said.

The Urban Development Ministry recently approved the phase-I extension project, and sent it to the Public Investment Board for appraisal.

The ₹3,770-crore, 9-km project is partly underground from Washermanpet to Korukkupet and then continues as an elevated corridor up to Wimco Nagar.

HBL