In response to an RTI submitted by Chennai-based RTI activist Dayanad Krishnan, Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) stated that the Coimbatore mass rapid transit system (metro rail project) is anticipated to be completed for phase I corridors in 2027 and will cost a total of $9,424 crore.
Krishnan had filed the RTI to get the details of the estimated time and the total cost of the metro project, which is being carried out across the state, including Coimbatore.
“Coimbatore is one of the fastest growing cities in the country and the traffic congestion is increasing day by day. Though the project was initiated several years ago, it has not been given any shape so far. The DMK government should actively get involved in the project for the welfare of the motorists since the previous government had taken a lot of time for it,” he said.
