BMRCL: Gets down to brass tracks at last!

Gets down to brass tracks at last!
The Times of India


The much-debated Metro Rail seems to be poised to finally move out of the confines of paper onto brass tracks. As of January 10, Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation (BMRC) authorities had decided to award the viaduct construction tender contract to an agency.
The viaduct construction spells progress in the scheme of things. Explains V Madhu, MD, BMRC: “These are the elevated civic lines through which the tracks run. They start at MG Road and end at Byappanahalli. This lays down a solid groundwork for the Metro Rail work.’’
The tenders are slated to be awarded on January 19.
Meanwhile, the entire stretch of land across the east-west corridor, 10.95 acres, has been notified for acquisition under section 28(1) of the KIADB Act. Accordingly, notices have been issued and objections heard from land owners by the land acquisition officer. The final notification for lands in the stretch of Trinity Circle to Nala at SV Road as also Old Madras Road is slated to be issued by the government by the second week of January.
BMRC officials said Bangalore would follow standard gauge system despite pressure to adopt broad gauge system simply because in Bangalore, the building line was very close to the roads and that roads in the city were narrow with sharp ends.