Chennai: Thiruvanmiyur metro station work may begin next week

CHENNAI: Construction of Thiruvanmiyur metro station on Old Mahabalipuram Road, which will serve as a link between city core areas and the IT corridor, is likely to begin the next week.
Officials said the outer walls of the station will be built first ahead of the tunneling, which may commence later this year. Traffic has been diverted to make way for the construction on OMR.Similarly, construction of the outer walls of Greenways Road Metro has already begun under the corporation playground at RA Puram. Both Thiruvanmiyur and Greenways Road metro stations are part of the 45.8km corridor from Madhavaram to Siruseri SIPCOT.
An official at the construction site on OMR said identification and shifting of underground utilities like electric cables, water and sewage pipes is in the final stages to make way for the construction of the outer walls of Thiruvanmiyur metro station. “The construction of the walls will begin next week,” the official said. “Greenways Road Metro station walls are being built at around 21m depth,” the official said. Thiruvanmiyur station will be the first station on OMR before the line proceeds towards the IT corridor and changes into an elevated section from Nehru Nagar to Siruseri SIPCOT. Officials said as the outer walls of the stations are nearing completion, tunnelling will begin.
In May 2021, Larsen & Toubro was awarded the contract to build twin tunnels covering 12km from Kellys Station to Taramani Road junction station in 3.5 years. They will also construct diaphragm walls of station box and entry/exit structures of Chetpet metro, Royapettah government Hospital, Thiruvanmiyur metro and part diaphragm wall of Greenways Road metro station.
Ahead of the construction, changes have been made to traffic movement in January where traffic from Madhya Kailash to Sholinganallur was allowed on the newly constructed two lane. The traffic in the opposite direction was also allowed on two lanes, which included the service road that was converted into a lane.