GURUGRAM (Metro Rail News): Construction firm KEC – CCECC JV have started initial work for the casting of piers near Atul Kataria Chowk in Gurugram for constructing the National Capital Region’s second Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) line which will be connecting Delhi – Gurugram – SNB (Shahjahanpur – Neemrana – Behrod) through a 106.5 km line.
The Delhi – SNB RRTS line will have a speed of 180 km per hour. The Delhi – SNB RRTS line was approved for construction by the Haryana Government in February 2019 and this package’s work will be financed mostly through government funds. For civil works, foreign lenders are expected to play crucial roles according to sources.
The construction work of a 10 km long elevated section of this corridor had been awarded to GR Infraprojects Ltd. (GRIL) in May 2020 with a deadline of 2.5 years. The firm had placed a bid of Rs. 592.17 crore which was found to be lowest among all.
The Scope of the work includes Construction of the Elevated Viaduct from the end of the Ramp at IDPL Complex to Start of Ramp at Rajiv Chowk and three nos. of Elevated Stations viz., Udyog Vihar, Sector-17 and Rajiv Chowk of Delhi- SNB Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) Corridor.