Decks cleared for ₹4,829-cr metro project
The Airport-Barasat link is the only Metro project in the city for which even preliminary work not yet started. The airport authorities had raised objections to an elevated viaduct because of its proximity to the landing zone for aircraft. Once work starts and tracks are built till New Barrackpore, it will be easier to stretch it till Barasat. Underground construction entails cost escalation by two-and-a-half times. For each km of underground tracks, the estimated cost is Rs 500-600 crore pushing the construction cost of the project upward.
Published on:
16 December 2018
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