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Consultant appointed for BRTS corridors in Chennai

A. Srivathsan

Wilbur Smith Associates to conduct study
Detailed report expected in April

CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu Urban Infrastructure Financial Services Limited has awarded to Wilbur Smith Associates, the contract for preparing a feasibility report for the four circular bus corridors in Chennai and the detailed project report for the first leg of this Bus Rapid Transport System (BRTS), which starts from Adyar and extends up to Porur through Ramavaram.

Wilbur Smith Associates was one among the three bidders. Government sources told The Hindu that it had been decided not to disturb the Adyar creek. The BRTS corridor would not be laid along the river front abutting the Theosophical Society. However, the plan to begin the corridor from the proposed highway connecting Srinivasapuram at Foreshore Estate to East Coast Road remains. The alignment of the first leg of this stretch will be decided when the consultants submit the feasibility report in February. The detailed project report is expected to be submitted in April.

It was earlier proposed to build a dedicated bus corridor on both sides of the river up to Ramapuram, and, from there on, an elevated corridor up to Porur. The stretch from Adyar to Porur is 11.5 km, and is estimated to cost Rs.40 crore a km.

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