DMRC launches Aerocity–Tughlakabad Phase-IV corridor

The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has started the casting work of U-girders to be installed on a 4.2 km elevated section of the Aerocity –Tughlakabad corridor of Phase 4 of the metro project. The construction work on all three priority corridors of Ph-IV has gained pace despite the severe crunch of the workforce due to the pandemic. This stretch includes the construction of four elevated stations namely Sangam Vihar, Khanpur-Devoli, Ambedkar Nagar, and Saket-G of this 22 km long corridor. It also includes the construction of a 6-lane elevated flyover (double-deck system) from Sangam Vihar to Ambedkar Nagar and one underpass at Saket-G. The Mehrauli Badarpur (MB) Road will be signal free from Sangam Vihar to Saket. A ramp will facilitate seamless traffic movement from Lal Bahadur Shastri Marg to MB Road and an underpass will facilitate smooth movement of traffic from MB Road towards the Lal Bahadur Shastri Marg. These U-girders, 28 metres in length, will be installed on this corridor and on the RK Ashram - Janakpuri West Metro Corridor. On the Noida – Greater Noida section, 27-metre long u-girders have been installed. The 22-km long Aerocity - Tughlakabad Corridor is expected to consist of 15 stations. Despite issues like the unavailability of the labour force, DMRC is moving ahead with the construction work of all the three corridors approved so far as part of Delhi Metro's Phase 4. Under this phase, 61.679 km of new Metro lines will be constructed across three different corridors comprising of 45 Metro stations. These new sections will provide interconnectivity among already operational sections of the Delhi Metro.