more-inKOCHI: The Kochi metro work on the Jos Junction-Pettah stretch has suffered yet another blow, with the tender for civil work on the corridor getting cancelled, with only a single bidder responding to it. The DMRC’s estimate for the work was ₹280 crore, but the firm quoted approximately 55 % more, following which it was decided to go for retender,” metro sources said. Earlier, Era-Ranken was partially offloaded from the Vyttila Kunnara Park-Pettah stretch for inordinate delay in executing work. Balanced cantileverIn the meantime, work on the 95-metre balanced cantilever portion of the metro viaduct that passes over railway lines at the Ernakulam Junction station is progressing. Piling is almost over, and the structure is expected to be completed by year end, metro sources said.

Source: The Hindu January 28, 2017 18:00 UTC