Simplex Infra bags Rs 1,080 crore Mumbai metro job

Simplex Infrastructures has bagged the Rs 1,080 crore order to design and construct 12-km long viaduct and eleven elevated stations on the DN Nagar to Mankhurd Metro-2B Corridor from Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA), the state agency said in a statement Monday. “The contract will be awarded to the contractor after the Executive Committee accords its approval”, said U.P.S. Madan, Metropolitan Commissioner, MMRDA. Simplex Infrastructures will construct 11 elevated stations from ESIC Nagar, Prem Nagar, Indira Nagar, Old Airport, Khira Nagar, Saraswat Nagar, National College, Bandra (W), MMRDA Office, Income Tax Office and BKC. The DN Nagar to Mankhurd Metro-2B Corridor is 23.5-km long corridor and will have 22 stations. The expected daily ridership on the corridor is more than 8 lakh commuters. This corridor is also expected to save fuel, time and improve environment. MMRDA said that it will separately call for bids for remaining 11 stations.