Larsen and Toubro received the Letter of Acceptance 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 that the contract price is Rs 1,040.51 crore including GST and the contract period is 30 months. Work on the project is expected to commence shortly.

Karnataka's Rail Infrastructure Development Company (K-RIDE) said, "Larsen and Toubro has been issued the Letter of Acceptance for the design and construction of elevated viaduct of length 8.960 km and At-Grade of length 37.920 km (excluding station buildings) including associated works between Heelalige and Rajanukunte, on EPC (Engineering, Procurement and Construction) mode, in Corridor-4 or 'Kanaka' line of Bengaluru Suburban Railway Project (BSRP)."

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.