MoRTH approves ₹3,800-cr Kalvakurthi-Karivena NH project

The Union transport ministry has approved the construction of a 122 km national highway from Kalvakurthi in Telangana to Karivena in Andhra Pradesh under the Bharatmala scheme. The new national highway, which will reduce the distance from Hyderabad to Tirupati by 80 km, will connect Kalvakurthi, Nagar Kurnool, Kollhapur, Atmakuru and Nandyal. Construction of Somashila Siddeshwaram Bridge is also a part of the project. The central government will spend ₹800 crore on the road crisscrossing both Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. Union transport minister, Nitin Gadkari informed that a green signal has been given to the Kadapa-Renigunta four-lane highway between Hyderabad and Tirupati and Chennai, which will be constructed between Kadapa and Renigunta. MoRTH has identified the project as a Greenfield Expressway with 3 bridges and 2 rail-over bridges to be constructed on this route. Under the second package, the authorities have decided to build from Kadapa district Siddavatam to Railway koduru mandal. NHAI has finalized the alignment for a four-lane highway to be constructed from YSR toll plaza to Renigunta commanding a length of 133 km and involving ₹3,000 crore investments. Both the projects will involve a combined investment of ₹3,800 crore.