BMRCL invites bid for ₹5,950-cr metro line extension

Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation (BMRCL) has floated bids for construction of a 19-km metro line between KR Puram and Central Silk Board at an investment of ₹5,950 crore. This Phase II-A project consists of 13 Metro stations and is expected to be completed in three years. BMRCL has divided the project into two phases for speedier construction whereby the 9.85-km Package 1 comprises of 6 Metro stations such as Central Silk Board, HSR Layout, Agara, Iblur, Bellandur and Kadubeesanahalli. It has also added 2.84-km flyover proposed at Central Silk Board, in the same contract. The signal-free flyover, consisting of two loops around the busy junction, was initially planned to be constructed separately. The entire package is estimated to cost ₹731.18 crore. The 9.77-km Package 2 consists of 7 stations such as Kodibeesanahalli, Marathahalli, ISRO, Doddanekundi, DRDO Sports Complex, Saraswathinagar and KR Puram. BMRCL has also planned a 1.09-km long viaduct from RK Puram Metro station to the Baiyappanahalli depot, and has included shifting utilities such as water, sewage pipelines and cables, which are all in the tender. The responsibility of road widening and diverting utilities will be of the lowest bidder's.