Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) press release on August 5 2024.

P.R.No.58/2024 Date: 05.08.2024
Press Release
TBM Siruvani Breakthrough at Sterling Road Junction in Corridor 3 from Madhavaram Milk Colony to Siruseri Sipcot

Chennai Metro Rail Limited has commenced the expansion of the Chennai city’s metro rail network as part of Phase II after the successful completion of the Phase I and Phase I Extension. CMRL has ventured into an extensive infrastructure development in the city comprising of three more corridors of metro rail for a total length of 116.1 km. A total of 23 TBM’s (Tunnel Boring Machine) will be utilized in the
tunnelling works for Phase 2 project.

Corridor 3 from Madhavaram Milk Colony to Siruseri Sipcot (45.4 km) which includes 28 underground stations and 19 elevated stations is part of CMRL's extensive infrastructure development plan, funded by multi-national funding agencies such as JICA, ADB, AIIB, and NDB. The 12 km underground section of Corridor 3 from Kellys to Taramani is being executed by Larsen & Toubro Limited, with the mobilization of 8
TBMs.

One of the TBM Siruvani commenced its tunnel drive on 09.09.2023 from Chetpet Station to Sterling Road Junction in Corridor 3 covered a bored tunnel length of 703m including a successful crossing of 51m under the Cooum River with an overburden of 8.0m and the TBM successfully reached its destination with a
breakthrough at the Sterling Road Junction today (05.08.2024).

Thiru. T. Archunan, Director (Projects) of CMRL, Thiru. Tony Burchell (Team Leader-GC), Thiru. Lathif Khan (Chief Track Expert-GC), Thiru. Sanjeevkumar Mandal (Chief Resident Engineer - GC), & Thiru. Jeyaraman (Project Incharge - L&T) & other senior officials and staff from CMRL, GC and L&T Limited were present during the event.
Issued By: Joint Director / Public Relations Officer
CMRL, Chennai – 600 035.