Nagpur Metro Update: 90% of Viaduct work completed on Central Avenue Reach-4 route

May 19, 2021 Rail News

Nagpur: Metro construction of Sitabuldi to Prajapati Nagar road of Maha Metro is underway at a fast pace, the work of installing tracks is in progress. 90% viaduct and station construction work on this route has been completed. A total of 09 metro stations are proposed on this route of 8.30 km between Sitabuldi Interchange to Prajapati Nagar Metro Station.

  • Central Avenue is one of the major routes connecting the east and west Nagpur parts of Nagpur.
  • Despite lockdown due to coronavirus, Maharashtra Metro Corporation Ltd (Maha Metro) is working at feverish speed to complete the phase-1 of Nagpur Metro.
  • 2 out of 4 reaches of the project have already been completed and the remaining 2 reaches are expected to become operational by the year end.

  • The 38 km long Nagpur Metro is one of the fastest projects in the country.
  • The work started in May 2015.
  • The trial run of at grade section of Reach I (Sitabuldi to Khapri) was held within 28 months.
  • On the other hand it took nearly 23 years to complete 17 km of Kolkata Metro.
  • In Nagpur, a ROB took 14 years while another outside the city took over 8 years.

Current Status:

  • Reach I and Reach III (Sitabuldi to Lokmanya Nagar) are fully complete.
  • Reach II (Sitabuldi to Automotive Square) and Reach IV (Sitabuldi to Prajapati Nagar) will be over by December.
  • The viaducts are nearing completion and tracks have been laid to a large extent.
  • Many stations are in advanced stages of completion.
  • A double decker flyover is also being built on Kamptee Road.

The expenditure by Nagpur Metro in March 2021 was the highest ever – Rs 685 crore – despite coronavirus restrictions. The previous best was Rs 669 crore in March 2019.

Other Projects:

  • Maha Metro is also executing the Pune Metro project.
  • Due to the timely completion of work and quality management, Maha Metro has got several other works including preparation of Detailed Project Report (DPR) for Thane and Warangal Metro.
  • CIDCO had asked Maha Metro to complete the Navi Mumbai Metro.
  • It is also executing several road projects in Nagpur.

Source: Nagpur Metro-Facebook Update