L&T wins Rs 1,040 cr contract for part of suburban rail project in Bengaluru
The tender for Corridor-1 and Corridor-3 will also be floated soon, the officials said.
Larsen and Toubro on Saturday received the letter of acceptance for the design and construction of an elevated flyover 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 begin soon, they said.
In a statement, Karnataka's Rail Infrastructure Development Company (K-RIDE) said: “Larsen and Toubro today received the letter of acceptance for the design and construction of an elevated flyover with a length of 8,960 km and At-Grade with a length of 37,920 km (excluding station buildings) including associated works between Heelalige and Rajanukunte, in EPC (Engineering, Procurement and Construction) mode, in Corridor-4 or 'Kanaka' line of the Bengaluru Suburban Railway Project (BSRP).”
This contract also includes construction of double decker section of 1.2 km length for BSRP Corridor-1 and Corridor-4 near Yelahanka, construction of elevated BSRP flyover of 500 m length under BMRCL flyover (Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited) near Benniganahalli. sharing priority between BSRP and BMRCL. This is the first of its kind in India, it said.
“Earlier, the work of Corridor-2 (Chillabanawara to Baiyappanahalli for 25.2 km) was also awarded to L&T and construction activities are in full swing. With the current tender, a total length of 72.08 km of civil works (elevated and An at-grade for BSRP has been granted, which amounts to about 50 percent of the total project alignment of BSRP. Corridor 2 and 4 were the phase-1 priority corridors as identified by the Government of Karnataka,” K-RIDE said.
Meanwhile, the tender for Corridor-1 and Corridor-3 will also be floated soon, it added.
South Western Railways is in the advanced stages of transferring the railway land (115.5 acres) to Corridor-4 and is expected soon, the statement said.
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First print: December 30, 2023 | 9:16 pm IST