Aiming to reduce traffic congestion in the city, the Guntur Municipal Corporation is taking up road widening works on five major roads in the city.
Municipal Commissioner Keerthi Chekuri, who had set the ball rolling for the road widening works, said that the civic body had completed the process of paying compensation for structures that would need to be razed. and issued TBR bonds.
The five major roads which are set to be widened are: Nandi Velugu Road, from NTR Circle near RTC Bus Stand to Venkateswara Swamy Temple. The 1.11 km stretch of road widening has been held up for the last five years. Ms. Keerthi, after assuming charge in April 2022, ensured that the structural compensation of ₹3.49 crore was paid to the owners of 176 constructions. The road leads to a Road over-Bridge (RoB) connecting Guntur to Takkellapadu and Tenali.
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