VMRDA to spend ₹390 crore to improve connectivity to Bhogapuram airport from Visakhapatnam
The Hindu
VMRDA fast-tracks 15 road developments for Bhogapuram airport, aiming for completion by June 2026 at ₹390 crore.
As the construction of the greenfield international airport at Bhogapuram in Vizianagaram district, 45 km from Visakhapatnam, is on the fast track, the Visakhapatnam Metropolitan Region Development Authority (VMRDA) has initiated steps to address one of the key issues of road connectivity to the airport.
The VMRDA has decided to develop 15 road points ranging from 1.4 km to 9.9 km (totalling 75.52 km) on a fast-track basis, at an estimated cost of ₹390 crore, including compensation for land acquisition if necessary.
“We will most likely go out to tender in April 2025 for the newly proposed connecting roads towards the airport. . The 15 roads will be widened with scenic features, and some of them will be greenfield roads. We are targeting to complete them by June 2026. We hope that the airport will also be operational by that time,” VMRDA Metropolitan Commissioner K.S. Viswanathan told The Hindu on Monday.
The 15 road points include a 6.5 km road from Boddavalasa (Ainada Junction) to Vizianagaram Ring Road, Ice Factory Junction. It will be widened from the current 9 meters to 24 meters.
The 6.6 km Dakamarri-Ravada road will be widened by 30 meters, the 6.32 km Chippada-Polipalli by 24 meters, the 3.6 km Chittivalasa (Thagarapuvalasa) to Mulakkuddu by 45 meters.
Similarly, the 4 km Nerellavalasa - Tallavalasa road will be widened by 24 meters, the 6.2 km road from Vellanki to Kummaripalem by 60 meters, the 6 km road from Boyapalem Junction to Mangamaripeta Junction by 30 meters.
Also, the 2.2 km from Ganbhiram to the Highway road the 1.4 km road from Paradesipalem to Gambhiram (18 meters), the 6.30 km road from Marikivalasa Junction to Thimmapuram Junction (30 meters), and the 1.7km road from Sivashakti Nagar to Haritha Projects (24 meters) are proposed to be widened.
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