First Pier Cap of the Chennai Metro: L&T Begins in Adyar Bridge

On Saturday evening, Larsen & Toubro built their first 9.5m wide pier cap for the Chennai Metro Line-5’s Adyar River Bridge, which connects the Manapakkam and Nandambakkam areas of Chennai.

The city’s foremost elevated new Line-5, which is part of the Chennai Metro Phase 2 project, connects Madhavaram – Sholinganallur via 48 stations. L&T’s 12.431-kilometer-long Package C5-ECV-02 bridge will connect CMBT and Puzhuthivakkam by crossing the Adyar River.

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According to Google Maps, the Adyar River is now around 100 meters wide. There are six piers on the Line-5 bridge, four of which are within the river and one on either bank.

In November 2021, L&T received the Rs. 1656 crore contract for C5-ECV-02 with a 36-month completion period.