The government is set to convert 10 major state highways in Andhra Pradesh into national highways at a cost of Rs 8,000 crore.

In keeping with the requests of the Government of Andhra Pradesh, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) conducted the survey and gave the green signal for upgradation.

Most of the proposed national highways will be converted from the existing four and two lanes to six lanes.

The government directed the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to prepare a detailed project report (DPR) for the modernization works.

The Center had already issued a gazette notification recognizing seven state highways as national highways and gave them new National Highway (NH) numbers.

The conversion of the highway section between Nagar Kurnool in Telangana and Nandyal in AP will be a boost for the Rayalaseema region. The government named it NH-167K and proposed the development of a six-lane highway from Nagar Kurnool, Kollapur, Rampur, Mandugula, Shivapuram, Karivena, and Nandyal.

News Source: ConstructionWorld