The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority on Wednesday invited tenders for the design and construction of elevated viaducts and stations of two Metro rail projects: D.N. Nagar to Mankhurd Metro-2B and Wadala to Kasarvadavali Metro-4.

Tenders have been invited from eligible contractors for five packages on the 23.5-km long D.N. Nagar to Mankhurd Metro-2B corridor to be built at an estimated cost of Rs. 10,986 crore.

The five packages include ESIC Nagar to Khira Nagar, Saraswat Nagar to ILFS in BKC, MTNL Metro to Chembur, Diamond Garden to Mandale (Depot) and designing constructing elevated viaducts for railway crossings near Kurla on the Central Railway and near Lokmanya Tilak Terminus.

The tenders to design and construct an elevated viaduct and stations on the 32-km-long Wadala to Kasarvadavali metro ave also been invited. The project, comprising five packages, is worth Rs.14,549 crore. The packages include Wadala to Amar Mahal Junction, Garodia Nagar to Surya Nagar, Gandhi Nagar to Sonapur, Mulund Fire Station to Majiwada and Kapurbawdi to Kasarvadavali. The pre-bid meeting is slated for January 31. Interested contractors need to submit tender documents by March 10.

Work on three other metros have started and will be completed in three to five years. The five Metros will help in easing road traffic and reducing overcrowding on local trains.