The Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari has assured the Nalgonda MP N. Uttam Kumar Reddy that the ministry will clear all the procedures within two weeks for commencing work on the six-laning of the Hyderabad-Vijaywada (National Highway 65).
The assurance came when Mr. Reddy met him and represented to him on the legal issues that stalled the work by the GMR Pvt Ltd that was to complete the project. He urged him to clear the necessary procedures in his ministry as the GMR had agreed to restart the work on the six-laning that also ensures good connectivity of Huzurnagar, Kodad, Suryapet and Nalgonda towns to Hyderabad.
Hyderabad-Vijayawada expressway is a 247 km long four-lane expressway which was opened for the public in October 2012. The project was undertaken by concessionaire GMR Pvt Ltd on Build, Operate and Transfer (BOT) basis and as per the original agreement six-laning of this high traffic corridor was to be completed by April 2024.
