Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari has said in the Rajya Sabha that the Detailed Project Report (DPR) for the Visakhapatnam-Bhogapuram six-lane beach road corridor project is under preparation.
Replying to a question asked by BJP MP G.V.L. Narasimha Rao on Wednesday, Mr. Gadkari said that the Andhra Pradesh government had proposed the development of the beach road connecting the Visakhapatnam port container terminal with the National Highway (NH)-16 at Bhogapuram via Rushikonda and Bheemunipatnam and his Ministry had directed the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to initiate the preparation of DPR.