Chennai: Operations on the secondary runway of Chennai airport have interrupted ongoing Metro Rail construction in the area for a while now.
After the secondary runway was thrown open for flight operations, officials of Airports Authority of India (AAI) had sought to suspend Metro Rail work, citing ‘safety’ reasons, said officials of Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL). The construction is disrupted for two hours on Tuesdays and Saturdays when the main runway is shut for maintenance and the secondary runway is used.
“They had asked to stop work only for those few hours, since we employ huge machines for construction near the secondary runway. We were advised to stop work on those two days. This is only a temporary arrangement till the construction is completed,” said an official from CMRL.
“But there should not be a problem when we begin train operations; it will continue unaffected irrespective of the operations on the secondary runway,” the official added.
30/07/14 The Hindu
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After the secondary runway was thrown open for flight operations, officials of Airports Authority of India (AAI) had sought to suspend Metro Rail work, citing ‘safety’ reasons, said officials of Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL). The construction is disrupted for two hours on Tuesdays and Saturdays when the main runway is shut for maintenance and the secondary runway is used.
“They had asked to stop work only for those few hours, since we employ huge machines for construction near the secondary runway. We were advised to stop work on those two days. This is only a temporary arrangement till the construction is completed,” said an official from CMRL.
“But there should not be a problem when we begin train operations; it will continue unaffected irrespective of the operations on the secondary runway,” the official added.
30/07/14 The Hindu
