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The State authorities is giving precocious precedence to the betterment of roadworthy infrastructure and is presently undertaking roadworthy improvement works astatine a outgo of ₹3,000 crore, said M.T. Krishna Babu, Special Chief Secretary to the Government for Transport, Roads, and Buildings Department.
He inspected the ongoing roadworthy works successful Anakapalli territory connected Friday (January 09, 2026) and aboriginal participated successful a property league on with District Collector Vijaya Krishnan.
Addressing the media, Mr. Krishna Babu said that Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu has allocated ₹3,000 crore for the improvement of 10,500 kilometres of roads and each indispensable approvals for the works person already been granted.
He said that successful Anakapalli district, roadworthy works worthy ₹113 crore person been sanctioned for 38 roads nether this programme. Of these, tenders person been completed for 22 works, portion the remaining works are presently astatine the tender stage. He said each these works are scheduled to beryllium completed by June. Major roadworthy works specified arsenic Addu Road–Narsipatnam, Bheemunipatnam–Narsipatnam and Vaddadi–Paderu volition besides beryllium completed wrong this timeframe.
He besides stated that nether the National Development Programme (NDP) scheme, roadworthy works covering 62 kilometres are being taken up with an allocation of ₹130 crore, and these works are expected to beryllium completed by March. He stated that payments to contractors for these works are being released regularly. So far, ₹60 crore has been paid, and steps are being taken to wide the remaining ₹70 crore successful pending dues.
Mr. Krishna Babu said that a gathering was held with contractors, during which they were assured that pending bills and payments would beryllium cleared. Contractors were besides instructed to expedite the completion of works.
To modulate overloaded vehicles, the authorities is taking steps to instal automatic load monitoring systems astatine toll gates from February. These systems volition beryllium linked with RTGS to automatically enforce penalties connected vehicles carrying excess load, helium added.
