Sanctioned Iconic Bridge at Kollapur
Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari has approved Rs.136.22 crore widening of existing 2 lane road to 2 lane with Paved shoulders from Hyderabad-Bhupalapatnam section of NH-163 in Mulugu district, Telangana.
The development of this stretch will improve the interstate connectivity between Telangana and Chattishgarh.
He said the project stretch connects major tourist places namely Laknavaram lake and Bogotha Waterfalls.
Gadkari said rehabilitation and upgradation to 2/4 lane with paved shoulders on NH-167K including the approaches of Iconic Bridge across river Krishna in Nagarkurnool district in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh has been approved. The Rs.436.91 crore project on EPC mode.
The NH-167K would reduce the distance between Hyderabad, Kalwakurthy and important destinations like Tirupati, Nandyala, Chennai by about 80 Km as the traffic presently following NH-44 will take to NH-167K after completion.
Nandyala is an important trading center for agricultural products and forest products as it is nearer to Nallamala Forest.
The sanctioned Iconic Bridge at Kollapur would be the Gateway for both the States and helps promote tourism, he added. fiinews.com
