AP unveils ₹16,000-cr metro corridor along coastline
The state government in Andhra Pradesh is contemplating to launch a metro rail on the Visakhapatnam coast at an investment of ₹16,000 crore. The DPRs for light metro rail and modern tram corridors is being prepared by the Urban Mass Transit Company while the Amravati Metro Rail Corporation will evaluate the cost of the project. According to the initial estimates, the tram corridor is expected to cost about ₹100 to ₹120 crore and the construction of 60.20 km of tram corridor is estimated to cost ₹7,320 crore. The construction of the tram corridor will be less expensive compared to the Light Metro. UMTC has agreed to finalize the DPR for the Light Metro by the end of November and the DPR for the tram corridor will be submitted to the government by the end of December. Details of the tram are being collected from projects in Brazil, Spain, Dubai and France and slight changes in these estimated costs is expected. The agreement regarding the works will be completed by March 2021 and the works of the Light Metro Corridor will start by June 2021.
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07 August 2020
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