 "BJP Telangana President G Kishan Reddy felicitating Union Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on his arrival at Begumpet Airport in Hyderabad")
Minister Gadkari has announced projects worth of Rs 41,000 crore for Telangana including the upgradation of 12 state roads as new National Highways besides the construction of two express ways.
With the declaration of the new national highways the average density of NHs will increase from the present 2.25 kms to 3.71 kms as compared to the national average of 3.05 kms per 100 square kms of area.
According to the Telangana government, total length of the new National Highways by way of upgradation of the existing state highways would be 1,780 kms across 12 routes going through all the ten districts of Telangana state.
The detailed project report(DPR)s were being prepared for the new National Highways with an estimated cost of Rs 16,500 crore.
The proposed Express Way between Hyderabad and Bangalore would see an investment of Rs 8,400 crore covering a length of 210 kms in Telangana out of the total length of 550 kms connecting the two cities.
The minister has announced the second express way between Hyderabad and Vijayawada covering a distance of 270 kms. Of this 190 kms of express way goes through the Telangana state involving an investment of Rs 7,600 crore.
Union Minister Gadkari laid the foundation stone for the four-laning of 99 km long Yadagiri-Warangal section of NH 163 and inaugurated the bridge across River Godavari at Eturunagaram on the same National Highway. The project is being taken up at a cost of Rs 1,424 crore
