Chennai: Metro rail has begun work to build metro stations beneath the arterial stretch of Anna Salai that will connect Central Station with Teynampet.Construction for underground stations at Government Estate, LIC and Thousand Lights on the four-kilometre stretch between May Day Park and AG-DMS in Teynampet started a few days ago. The company is involved in building four underground stations between Saidapet and AG-DMS. Stations in underground lines are cut through the tunnels and work to construct them usually begins after tunnel boring. Their work involved engineering, procurement and construction of four stations in AG-DMS, Nandanam, Saidapet with other civil works. In 2011, Gammon bagged 1,947 crore contract along with Russian contractor Mosmetrostroy to design and construct seven underground stations for CMRL.

Source: Times of India September 16, 2016 01:30 UTC