Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd (RVNL) has submitted the lowest bid for the 10.13 km Sholinganallur Lake – SIPCOT 2 section of Chennai Metro Line-3 (Package C3-ECV-01/RT-01).
The 45.8 km Line-3 segment of the 118.9 km Chennai Metro Phase 2 project, which will connect Madhavaram to SIPCOT 2, consists of 9 elevated stations on Old Mahabalipuram Road (OMR) at the southern end.
Earlier plans for a train repair depot by Chennai Metro Rail Ltd (CMRL) at SIPCOT were shelved in 2020. An elevated stable yard, akin to the one at Wimco Nagar for the 9.051 km Phase 1 Extension project, has taken its place.
CMRL had originally invited bids for this package in January 2021 with a 36 month deadline and an undisclosed estimate.
