The State-run Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) on Monday decided to award the contract to design and construct 12-km long via duct and eleven elevated stations (First Part) on the DN Nagar to Mankhurd Metro-2B Corridor involving Rs 1,080 crore, to a private company.
The MMRDA, which is nodal agency for the execution of various Mumbai Metro projects, opened the invited tenders for the designing and construction of 12-km long via duct and eleven elevated stations (First Part) on the DN Nagar- Mankhurd Metro-2B Corridor and gave a formal nod to /s. Simplex Infrastructures ltd which was the lowest bidder.
“This is another important step towards developing metro network in the city which is the need of the hour. The contract will be awarded to the contractor after the Executive Committee accords its approval,” MMRDA’s Metropolitan Commissioner UPS Madan said.
The 11 elevated metro stations that the bid winning company will construct will be ESIC Nagar, Prem Nagar, Indira Nagar, Old Airport, Khira Nagar, Saraswat Nagar, National College, Bandra (W), MMRDA Office, Income Tax Office and Bandra-Kurla Complex (BKC).
The DN Nagar-Mankhurd Metro-2B Corridor is 23.5-km long corridor and will have 22 stations. The expected daily ridership on the corridor is more than 8 lakh commuters.
This corridor is also expected to save fuel, time and improve environment.
According to Madan, the tenders for the remaining 11 stations on the DN Nagar-Mankhurd Metro-2B Corridor will be MTNl Metro, SG Barve Marg, Kurla Terminal, Kurla-E, EEH, Chembur, Diamond Garden, Shivaji Chowk, BSNl Metro, Mankhurd, Mandala (Depot) will be floated separately.