The second phase of the Mumbai monorail project (Wadala depot to Jacob Circle) will gain traction in August as the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) will carry out the launching of spans above the railway tracks at Currey Road. The first phase of the monorail was opened to the public in February 2014, and the MMRDA had expected work on the second phase to begin by May 2016.
A senior MMRDA official said, “We plan to launch the spans between August 17 and 25. This is the most challenging part of the project, as not only approval to carry out the work, but even execution is a difficult task because rail traffic should not be disturbed.“ Work can only be carried out if Central Railway approves the plans submitted by the MMRDA. The official said, “We have already begun work on the pillars to support the spans that will be laid across the tracks.“
MMRDA claims that nearly 85% of the project work is complete and there should be no hurdles in the smooth execution of the project in the future too.
The Rs 2,460 crore project, excluding tax--work on which started six years ago--is being executed by a consortium of L&T and Scomi from Malaysia.
Mumbai Monorail is the first service of its kind in the country and is regulated under the Tramway Act.
Once the 20km stretch is complete, it will be the world's second longest monorail corridor. While there are 19 stations on the Osaka monorail corridor in Japan, the Mumbai monorail corridor will have 17 stations. On the ChemburWadala stretch, there are seven stations-the Wadala depot station, Bhakti Park, Mysore Colony , Bharat Petroleum, Fertilizer Township, V N P & R C Marg and Chembur.
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