MoRTH approves 3.5-km bridge on Krishna River

Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari has approved the construction of a 3.5-km-long bridge on Krishna River from the Ibrahimpatnam junction where the National Highways 30 and 65 meet up to Amaravati.

The National Highway No. 30 from Sitaganj in Uttarakhand to Ibrahimpatnam in Andhra Pradesh, near Vijayawada, runs through six States covering a distance of 2,000 km. This is an important link connecting the backward districts of Uttarakhand, UP, MP, Chhattisgarh and Telangana and terminates in Andhra Pradesh at NH 65. The Jagdalpur to Ibrahimpatnam section of the National Highway is under process. The junction of NH-30 and NH-65 at Ibrahimpatnam is very close to Andhra Pradesh’s capital city of Amaravati and is needed to be connected to the proposed State capital.