MMRDA awards Rs 7,000-cr road tunnel contract to L&T
Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has bagged an order worth over Rs 7,000 crore from the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA). The project involves the design an underground road tunnel connecting Orange Gate on the Eastern Freeway to Marine Drive Coastal Road in Mumbai. The alignment of the project will primarily run under the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Road and includes scope of work for designing and constructing twin road tunnels using Tunnel Boring Machines (TBMs). These tunnels will be connected to the existing elevated Eastern Freeway at Orange Gate, near its southern terminal through transition ramps and will extend to the Marine drive in Mumbai. The project is slated to be completed within 54 months.