Nitin Gadkari inaugurated and laid foundation stone for 51 road projects with an estimation of Rs 21K Cr in AP

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Vijayawada: Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari inaugurated and laid foundation stones for 51 road projects with an estimation of Rs 21K crore in Andhra Pradesh. He also inaugurated second flyover at Benz Circle in Vijayawada on Thursday along with AP Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy.

Gadkari launched the road projects covering 1,381 km, at a programme held at Indira Gandhi Municipal Stadium in Vijayawada. He laid development of infrastructure and improved road connectivity for the growth of industry and agriculture. Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways accepted the request of CM YS Jagan to sanction the East bypass to Vijayawada city, besides 30 Road over Brides (RoBs). Andhra Pradesh is a progressive State with a good potential for development, he said.

It was a great day for the AP for inaugurating of 51 projects, of which laid foundation stone by Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari for 30 projects running into 735 km with an estimated cost of Rs 10, 368 crore, besides the inauguration of 21 projects covering 645 km with a cost of Rs 11,191 crore, said Jagan.

State has allocated Rs 10,600 crore for highways. A total of Rs 6,400 crore was allocated for connecting the district headquarters to mandals through two-lane highways Rs 2,300 crore for repair and maintenance and Rs 1,700 crore for the pending works. Gadkari praised YS Jagan Mohan Reddy and called him as young and dynamic leader who is taking the State forward.

Centre would spend Rs 3 lakh crore for the development of roads by 2023. Of the 23 Greenfield express highways the ministry has taken up, six fall in Andhra Pradesh, which include the Raipur-Visakhapatnam (465 km) stretch that will be completed by 2024, Nagpur to Vijayawada highway which will be completed by 2025, the Chittoor-Thanjavur highway, Hyderabad-Visakhapatnam and Bengaluru-Chennai highways which run through 85 km in Andhra Pradesh, all of which will be completed before 2025, said Nitin Gadkari.

After the inauguration of projects CM YS Jagan and Union Minister Nitin Gadkari discussed on key projects in the State, the proposed six-lane beach corridor connecting Visakhapatnam with Bhogapuram. Jagan requested Gadkari for a six-lane connectivity of Visakhapatnam port to Bhogapuram and converting a few state highways into national highways. This project would not only shore up tourism, but will also play a vital role in the development process and generate employment, he said. The beach corridor will also facilitate better connectivity to the Bhogapuram international airport.

The Union minister Nitin Gadkari expressed his willingness and advised the State Government to submit a proposal drafted by international consultants.

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