Andhra Pradesh To Complete 1,040 Km Roads In 2025

Amaravati: The Andhra Pradesh executive has set an formidable goal to finish 1,040 km of highway works in 2025. These initiatives, valued at Rs 20,067 crore, are anticipated to noticeably spice up highway connectivity and infrastructure within the state. Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu directed officers to get to the bottom of all problems associated with land acquisition, woodland, and flora and fauna clearances for ongoing and upcoming state and nationwide freeway initiatives by way of the top of July. He underscored the will for uninterrupted and sped up execution of highway works around the state.

Holding a overview assembly on the Secretariat with senior officers and contractors to evaluate the standing of highway infrastructure initiatives, he expressed dissatisfaction over the delays in positive initiatives and made it transparent that no additional delays in highway development can be tolerated.

Officials knowledgeable the Chief Minister that 770 km of roads have been finished within the earlier monetary 12 months underneath the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) and the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) at a complete price of Rs 11,325 crore.

Andhra Pradesh lately has a complete of 8,744 kilometres of nationwide highways. Of those, 4,406 km fall underneath the jurisdiction of the NHAI, 641 km are controlled by way of the Project Implementation Unit (PIU) underneath the MoRTH, and 3,697 km are maintained underneath the NH (R&B) wing.

At provide, 144 highway initiatives masking a mixed period of 3,483 km are underneath development within the state, taken up underneath the NHAI and the MoRTH at an estimated price of RS 76,856 crore. In addition to those, a number of extra initiatives are within the pipeline and are anticipated to begin in a while.

Out of the 3,483 km lately underneath construction, 1,392 km are NHAI roads, whilst 2,091 km fall underneath the MoRTH portfolio.

The “Mission Pothole-Free Roads,” introduced by way of the Chief Minister in November closing 12 months with an outlay of Rs 860.81 crore, has completed 97 according to cent final touch as of June 6, officers stated.

A complete of 19,475 km of roads had been repaired and potholes crammed. The ultimate highway upkeep are anticipated to be finished by way of July 31, they added.