7th September 2021
News source : The Times Of India (31st August’21), Image source : The Times Of India
• The state has bagged a big-ticket infrastructure project as the Centre has given the green signal for development of a greenfield expressway between Bengaluru-Vijayawada via Pulivendula, which is the home town of chief minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy.
• The Centre, which initially wanted to launch the works under Bharatmala Phase-II in 2023, has now agreed to start the work during the current fiscal. The prestigious road infrastructure project has been cleared following a special request made by the chief minister. The proposed greenfield expressway is expected to reduce travel time by over three hours as about 65 per cent of the route will be four-laned highway.
• National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is readying a detailed project report (DPR). Sources said the state government has cleared the route map after studying alternative routes to improve connectivity between the two cities.
• According to the plans approved by the state government, a four-lane expressway would be constructed for about 360km of the total distance of 570km.
• The remaining 110km will be covered by connecting the new expressway with the existing national highways. This move will not only reduce the travel time but also save huge costs on the exchequer.
• Although passenger and goods vehicle movement between severa cities in AP and Bengaluru has considerably increased in the past few years, the absence of a dedicated corridor is not only making the journey tedious but also expensive due to the distance to be covered.
• The proposed greenfield national highway will be taken up at a cost of 10,000 crore. The highway could be connected with the existing Chennai-Kolkata NH-65 paving way for better connectivity to all coastal districts from Srikakulam to Nellore with Bengaluru.
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