India, Sept. 5 -- Bengaluru is set to take a major step forward in its long-awaited Metro Phase 3 expansion. The Karnataka cabinet on Thursday cleared the Rs.9,700-crore double-decker viaduct project, paving the way for civil works to begin after months of delay.

Under this plan, the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) will construct elevated metro lines stacked above flyovers along two crucial corridors.

The first corridor will run from JP Nagar 4th Phase to Kempapura along the western stretch of the Outer Ring Road (ORR), featuring a 28.486-km flyover, the longest in Bengaluru, Deccan Herald reported.

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The second corridor w...