L&T wins Rs 1,040 cr contract for part of Bengaluru suburban rail project
The tender for Corridor-1 and Corridor-3 will also be invited shortly, the officials said.
Larsen and Toubro was issued the Letter of Acceptance on Saturday for the design and construction of an elevated viaduct including associated works between Heelalige and Rajanukunte of Corridor-4 of the Bengaluru Suburban Rail project, officials said.
The contract price is Rs 1,040.51 crore including GST and the contract period is 30 months. The physical work is expected to commence shortly, they said.
This contract also includes construction of a double decker alignment of 1.2 km length for BSRP Corridor-1 and Corridor-4 near Yelahanka, construction of a BSRP elevated viaduct of length 500 m below BMRCL (Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited) viaduct near Benniganahalli, duly sharing right of way between BSRP and BMRCL. This is first of its kind in India, it said.
“Previously, the work of Corridor-2 (Chillabanawara to Baiyappanahalli for 25.2 km) was also awarded to L&T and the construction activities are going on in full swing. With the current tender award, total length of 72.08 km of civil work (elevated and at-grade for BSRP has been awarded, which is around 50 per cent of BSRP total project alignment. Corridor 2 and 4 were the phase-1 priority corridors as fixed by Government of Karnataka,” K-RIDE said.
Meanwhile, the tender for Corridor-1 and Corridor-3 will also be invited shortly, it added.
South Western Railways is in the advance stage of handing over the Railway land (115.5 acres) to Corridor-4 and is expected soon, the statement added.
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First Published: Dec 30 2023 | 9:16 PM IST