22.8.14

Maha Poll-itics

The foundation stone ceremony for the Colaba-Bandra-Seepz Metro is likely to be held on Sunday, days before the election code is expected to kick in. Work on the 32.5 km Mumbai Metro Line 3 (ML3 or Metro III), though, is not likely to commence anytime before December. The Democratic Front government, in which the Congress and the NCP are in coalition, is keen to be seen as having set the project rolling before the assembly election this year. Metro 3 is a fully under ground corridor with 26 stations from Cuffe Parade to the Santacruz Electronic Export Processing Zone (Seepz) through Worli, Bandra and the airport. The project implementation period is seven years. The depot site is in Aarey Colony, north of the Jogeshwari-Vikhroli Link Road. The tenders for the depot are to be finalized soon but the pre-qualifications bids may get clearance later. The MMRCL will execute the Rs.23,136 crore project on a cash contract basis.
The corridor will provide connectivity to several areas not served by the suburban railway network or other mass transit systems, such as Kalbadevi, Girgaon, Worli, Bandra-Kurla Complex, the airport, Andheri MIDC and Seepz. Metro III will also connect the major central business districts of Nariman Point, BKC, Andheri MIDC and Seepz. It will have interchanges with all major public transport modes, namely Central and Western railways, Metro I, Monorail Phase 2 and bus terminals.





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