ADB approves $500-mn funds for metro corridors

The multilateral lending agency Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved $500 million funds to construct new metro rail lines in Bengaluru where Metro Rail Project will build two new corridors to augment an efficient and safe transportation system. The new metro corridors will mostly be elevated, with a total length of 56 km along Outer Ring Road and National Highway 44 between Central Silk Board and Kempegowda International Airport. The metro contractor will also build 30 metro stations which will include multimodal facilities, such as bus bays, taxi stands, motorcycle pools, and pedestrian walkways and bridges. The need of vulnerable groups, such as the elderly, women, children, and differently-abled persons, will be integrated in the design of the facilities. The project supports the urban transformation of Bengaluru city through a multi-dimensional approach of urban public transport and urban development.