The Chennai Metro Rail’s phase II project gathers steam
The Chennai Metro Rail’s phase II project gathers steam as nearly 70 percent of the station construction work between Poonamallee and Porur has been completed. The phase II project work commencedin November 2020. Being built at an estimated cost of ₹63,246 crore, metro rail commuters are awaiting the phase II project, which proposes to provide smooth mobility in the dense areas of the city. The 118.9-km phase II project designed with three corridors — Madhavaram to SIPCOT (corridor 3), Light House to Poonamallee (corridor 4), and Madhavaram to Sholinganallur (corridor 5) — will open in various stages. Passengers will first get to commute between Poonamallee and Porur (a stretch in corridor 4), and this 9-km stretch has been scheduled for launch in December this year. An artist’s impression of a station in corridor 4 | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement According to officials of the Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL), while over 90 percent of the viaduct work has been completed, nearl...