L&T Construction announced in a regulatory filing that the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has awarded its Heavy Civil Infrastructure business vertical a mega order worth more than Rs 7000 crore for the design and construction of an underground road tunnel project between Orange Gate, Eastern Free Way, and Marine Drive Coastal Road in Mumbai.
The main scope of work for the project comprises the design & construction of twin road tunnels, using Tunnel Boring Machines (TBMs), connecting these tunnels to the existing elevated Eastern Motorway at Orange Gate near its southern terminal and to the Marine drive at Mumbai through transition ramps.
The Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Road will be predominantly traversed by the project alignment, which must be finished in 54 months. The corporation, it continued, has greatly improved its capacity to construct dependable, quick mass transit networks, and this project is consistent with our strategic objectives.
Significant orders range in value from Rs 1000 to Rs 2500 crore, large orders from Rs 2500 to Rs 5000 crore, major orders from Rs 5000 to Rs 7000 crore, and mega orders from Rs 7000 and above. A worldwide corporation, L&T works on EPC projects and provides services and high-tech manufacturing. It works internationally in more than 50 nations.