CMRL on the verge of finalising interstate metro rail deal

The Chennai Metro Rail Corporation (CMRL) is set to award a contract for the feasibility report of South India’s first interstate metro project.

This ambitious venture aims to connect the thriving industrial hub of Hosur with Bommasandra in Bengaluru, linking Tamil Nadu and Bengaluru industrial corridor in Karnataka through a metro rail. The proposed route will span a length of 20.5 km, with 11.7 km in Karnataka and the remaining 8.8 km in Tamil Nadu.

To comprehensively evaluate the feasibility of this project, CMRL has invited bids from consultants to conduct a detailed examination and provide recommendations concerning the alignment, the nature of the mass rapid transit system, anticipated ridership, and estimated construction costs.

As many as 11 companies, including L&T Infrastructure Engineering, Tata Consulting Engineers, Infrastructure Development Corporation (Karnataka), RITES, and Srei Infrastructure Finance, have submitted their bids.