Greenfield Highway work commenced in Andhra to reduce 100km distance between Hyderabad and Visakhapatnam

Ministry of Road and Transport grants the 162km road project under Economic Corridor benefitting Andhra and Telangana States.

Rajamahendravaram MP Margani Bharat on Wednesday stated that the work of ₹800 crore Greenfield Highway between Devarapalli in West Godavari and Suryapet in Telangana State has commenced under the aegis of the National Highway Authority of India’s Rajamahendravaram Project Implementation Unit. The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has granted the 162km length road Highway (New NH-365BG) as part of the Economic Corridor under the Bharatmala Pariyojana, aiming at connecting Andhra Pradesh and Telangana States with the robust road infrastructure that supports the speed of 100km/hour. The total project cost is ₹2,600 crore. “The first phase work of the Greenfield Highway work has commenced with two lanes. It will reduce the distance of nearly 100km between the Telangana Capital city of Hyderabad and the proposed Andhra Pradesh Executive Capital of Visakhapatnam via Khammam town. The project will also give a fillip to the tourism sector and improve economic development along the road corridor”, Mr. Bharat told The Hindu.