Hyderabad: The Centre is set to build a new national highway connecting the three states of Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka to enhance connectivity.
Currently, there is a four-lane highway between Hyderabad and Bangalore. In addition, the Union Ministry of Transport and National Highways has decided to build a new road, that will be a high-speed, greenfield corridor. A proposal in this direction has been included in the 'Master Plan for National Highways Vision-2047'.
Less than two years ago, the Centre had decided to increase traffic and reduce the travelling time between the cities of Nagpur, Hyderabad and Bangalore. The tender process for the construction of the National Highway from Nagpur to Bengaluru has already been completed.
Now, plans are on to connect Bangalore and Hyderabad and a detailed project report (DPR) is being prepared in this connection. Also, the Ministry has invited tenders for selecting contractors and the last date for submission of tenders is September 12.
Keeping in view the traffic congestion, the plan is to construct the new road with six lanes. A senior official told ETV Bharat that although the initial proposal was to construct a 12-lane road, it has been limited to six lanes. Firstly, four rows would be built and two more rows will be added later on. The official said that the Centre will take the final decision after getting the approval of the DPR.
It has been decided that the new Hyderabad-Bangalore route will be a high-speed, greenfield national highway where vehicles will be able to ply at a speed of 120 km. A decision was taken to create the corridor of 508.461 km. National Highway 44 is 556 km from Hyderabad to Bangalore and a four-lane route is available. This national highway extends to 190 km in Telangana, 260 km in Andhra Pradesh and 106 km in Karnataka.
Initially, it was decided to expand the existing four-lane road to six lanes due to increasing traffic congestion. For that, a DPR was prepared in 2022 itself. But the proposal got stuck due to various reasons.
As the Centre has decided to build a high speed corridor, the current national highway layout was examined. The authorities have come to the conclusion that it is not possible to widen the road in a manner suitable for high speed. In this context, the Ministry has decided to build a new high-speed, greenfield corridor and has also included the proposal in the master plan.
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