Rs. 1 lakh cr. worth highway projects planned for Andhra: Gadkari

TIL Desk/Business/Vijayawada/ Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on Monday inaugurated a series of projects in Andhra Pradesh and said the government is planning national highway projects worth Rs 1 lakh crore in the state.

He also laid the foundation stones of several other projects, with all of them collectively adding up to a total length of 1,384 km and a total investment of Rs 16,878 crore, a Ministry statement said.

Speaking on the occasion, Gadkari said the length of national highways in Andhra Pradesh before May 2014, when the BJP came to power at the Centre, was 4,193 km, which had now increased to 7,246 km (including in-principle national highways).

“Total likely investment in Andhra Pradesh is Rs 1 lakh crore for development of national highways including about 2,520 km of roads amounting to Rs 44,000 crore under Bharatmala,” he said.