Centre sanctions highway connecting Anantapur to Amaravati
The Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has approved a Rs.1,000 crore project to convert state highways into national highways.
The project is mainly aimed at connecting Anantapur to the new capital, Amaravati, via Kurnool covering a total distance of 452 km.
Apart from connecting Anantapur to Amaravati by linking National Highway NH 44 and NH 65, the project envisages connecting NH 40 and NH 65 via Kurnool, Kadapa and Anantapur over a distance of 132 km.
The existing four-lane roads would be expanded to six and eight lanes. Union Minister for Surface Transport Nitin Gadkari has agreed to proposals to this effect by Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu and sent letters to the AP government.
Mr. Gadkari also gave an in-principle nod for the proposed 186-km Outer Ring Road (ORR) around Amaravati, which would be the world’s longest ring road connecting the new capital from different directions. It would would give a fillip to economic activity in the new city.
The entire project would be taken up in the public-private partnership (PPP) mode. Funds for the project will be drawn from the National Highway Authority of India’s (NHAI’s) budget.
The Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has approved a Rs.1,000 crore project to convert state highways into national highways.
The project is mainly aimed at connecting Anantapur to the new capital, Amaravati, via Kurnool covering a total distance of 452 km.
Apart from connecting Anantapur to Amaravati by linking National Highway NH 44 and NH 65, the project envisages connecting NH 40 and NH 65 via Kurnool, Kadapa and Anantapur over a distance of 132 km.
The existing four-lane roads would be expanded to six and eight lanes. Union Minister for Surface Transport Nitin Gadkari has agreed to proposals to this effect by Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu and sent letters to the AP government.
Mr. Gadkari also gave an in-principle nod for the proposed 186-km Outer Ring Road (ORR) around Amaravati, which would be the world’s longest ring road connecting the new capital from different directions. It would would give a fillip to economic activity in the new city.
The entire project would be taken up in the public-private partnership (PPP) mode. Funds for the project will be drawn from the National Highway Authority of India’s (NHAI’s) budget.
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