Work on terminal buildings at Chennai airport to begin shortly

Work on terminal buildings at Chennai airport to begin shortly



P. Oppili



AAI has approved the scheme and called for tenders





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Multi-level parking, seven aero-bridges, an elevated bus stop have also been planned

Metro rail station will come up near the airport


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CHENNAI: Work on a new international terminal, domestic terminal, multi-level parking and new aero-bridges will begin shortly at the Chennai airport. Construction of a bus stop, at an elevated level, on the flyover in front of the airport will also be taken up.

Airport sources said Rs.1,200 crore would be spent on constructing the terminal buildings, the multi-level parking and the aero-bridges, besides an electrical sub-station. The bus stop might cost Rs.3 crore.

As per the original plan, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) was to create the bus stop on the flyover and another one, at the ground level, near the Trisoolam railway station .

If the NHAI did not execute the project, the Airports Authority of India (AAI) would fund it, sources said.

MTC and mofussil buses would stop at the bay on the flyover. From there, either an escalator or a lift would bring the passengers down, said the sources. The AAI had approved the scheme and called for tenders. Once the contract was awarded, the sources said, the work would be completed in 26 months.

The expansion included installation of seven new aero-bridges in both the domestic and international terminals.

This apart, a Metro rail station was planned near the airport.

Land expected


The construction of a new international terminal on the southern side of the airport would begin after the Defence authorities handed over 20 acres to the AAI, said the sources.


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