Metro corridor to Chennai airport gets AAI approval

Chennai: Chennai Metro Rail has floated a tender to build an elevated corridor to the airport after Airports Authority of India (AAI) gave a green signal for the project. The line will be partially underground as it cuts across the flight path to the runways.
A pre-bid meeting will be held by end of February when Metro Rail officials will explain the technical aspects and other finer details of the project to the builders who wish to bid for the project.
Metro Rail and AAI are already locked in discussions regarding the details of the work. AAI wants the line from the Officers' Training Academy (OTA) to the airport along the GST Road to be constructed in such a way that minimum impact is caused to the buildings and land belonging to the airport.
A rough alignment of the corridor has been finalised, but there would be minor changes to prevent the line from affecting buildings on the airport side of GST road. "The details are likely to be finalised in another 10 days," said sources in Metro Rail.
There are buildings on AAI land on the airport side of GST Road that stretch from the cargo terminal to the AAI residential quarters. These buildings will not be affected by the Metro corridor but some land will have to be taken from AAI to build entry and exit points for Meenambakkam station of the Metro that will straddle the GST Road opposite the air cargo terminal.
25/01/11 V Ayyappan/Times of India

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Categories: Airports Jan 2011