L&T secures 31km Hyderabad Airport Metro project
Larsen & Toubro has emerged as the lowest bidder for the design and construction of the proposed 31km Hyderabad Airport Express Metro Line project. The project, connecting Raidurg with the GMR Hyderabad International Airport, will commence from the next month. It will have an elevated 29.3-km portion and a 1.7-km underground portion near the airport terminal that will house the underground metro station. The scope of the Rs 5,688 crore engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) project includes construction of nine metro stations, elevated viaduct, engineering & manufacturing works, track works, supply and commissioning of the rolling stock, traction and power supply, signalling & telecommunications and automated fare collection. The project is scheduled to be completed in 36 months.