India, May 25 -- Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Saturday announced that the state government will soon invite tenders for Bengaluru's ambitious tunnel road project and highlighted progress on the construction of a 114-kilometre elevated corridor aimed at improving connectivity from Minister KJ George's constituency to Kempegowda International Airport.

Addressing a press conference in Bengaluru, Shivakumar said the cabinet and police officials held detailed discussions earlier in the day regarding the tunnel road proposal. The first phase of the project will involve building a single tunnel, with careful planning of entry and exit points.

"The road should not go near the Vidhana Soudha," he said, indicating the governme...