The Central government is taking up additional 392km of National Highway project in Andhra Pradesh, including an Outer Ring Road (ORR) at Vijayawada, where the State’s new capital city is coming up.
The AP government wants a new road on the sea coast from Ichapuram to Tada parallel with the Kolkata – Chennai National Highway. The newly proposed road on sea coast would link the ports and would also improve tourism. Another requirement is a road connecting all district headquarters of Rayalaseem to Amaravati, the new capital of the state to reduce the travel time and distance.