Bridge and Roof Company bags contract to develop multi modal facility complex at Broadway

Bridge and Roof Company (India) Limited has bagged the contract for developing the massive Multi Modal Facility Complex and Kuralagam Building at Broadway. 

Chennai Metro Asset Management Limited (CMAML), a joint venture of Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) and Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corporation (TIDCO), signed a contract for this project with the company on Wednesday. The firm has received the project at a cost of ₹566.59 crore. On behalf of Greater Chennai Corporation, CMAML is implementing this project. 

The project aims to create an integrated development for commuters wherein they will have access to a modern bus terminal and commercial spaces, according to a press release. The bus terminal which will be built with basements, ground and first floors will be ready in two years. The Multi Modal Facility Complex and the Kuralagam building will need more time and is likely to be ready in 30 months.

While the entire project space sprawls over an area of 6.484 acres, the Multi-Modal Facility’s area is 1,08,290 sq.m. which comprises two basements, a ground floor and eight upper floors. There will be 73 bus bays in total, with 36 on the ground floor, 23 on the first floor of Multi Modal Facility Complex and 14 at Kuralagam. The Kuralagam building which is to be redeveloped will come up over 22,794 sq.m. with two basement levels, ground floor and nine upper floors. This apart, Multi Modal Facility Complex will also house office spaces from the second to the eighth floor.

Meanwhile, the Kuralagam building will accommodate retail spaces on its ground, first, and second floors, and there will be office spaces from the third to the ninth floor, the release said. An air-conditioned concourse facility will link these buildings for commuters.

The complex is strategically located to facilitate easy access from various parts of the city. It will include foot overbridges and subway facilities for seamless integration with the High Court Metro station, the release said. An extensive parking area has also been planned which can take in 433 cars and 1,174 two-wheelers in Multi Modal Facility Complex and Kuralagam.