Mott MacDonald appointed on Mumbai monorail project by LTSE
Mott MacDonald has been appointed by LTSE – a consortium comprising Larsen & Toubro and Scomi Engineering Bhd, Malaysia – as independent assessor for the testing and commissioning of Phase 1 of the Jacob Circle to Chembur corridor of India’s first monorail. This section is one of eight lines proposed for the city of Mumbai and once complete, the INR24.6 billion scheme will be the world’s second longest monorail after Japan’s Osaka system. LTSE is implementing the project on behalf of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority on a lump sum turnkey basis. The project, which will