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If implemented, the 55-60 km Visakhapatnam-Bhogapuram Coastal Corridor (VBCC) volition alteration the look of Visakhapatnam. The task is simply a aboriginal gateway to the Bhogapuram International Greenfield Airport, which is expected to beryllium operational successful June, 2026.
Currently, the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) and section improvement bodies similar the Visakhapatnam Metropolitan Region Development Authority (VMRDA) are giving the finishing touches to the project’s blueprint.
To guarantee the roadworthy doesn’t disrupt section beingness oregon businesses, the program includes respective astute engineering features specified arsenic a 1-km elevated flyover adjacent Rushikonda (Radisson Blu junction) to support existing resorts and hotels and 4 elevated corridors that volition assistance drivers skip congested areas similar Aganampudi and Kommadi. A caller 19.66 km ‘Greenfield Corridor’ volition beryllium built on the seashore betwixt Bheemili and Bhogapuram to support the way arsenic consecutive and scenic arsenic possible.
The task is presently successful the ‘feedback’ stage, and the VMRDA has already received implicit 736 objections arsenic connected February 15, mostly regarding the agelong betwixt Bheemili and Bhogapuram. March 10 is the deadline to taxable the objections.
Speaking to The Hindu connected Monday (February 16), VMRDA Chairperson M.V. Pranav Gopal noted that the NHAI volition physique the roadworthy and the VMRDA volition absorption connected creating a wide program to addresses nationalist concerns. People person until March 10 to taxable their suggestions oregon objections regarding the Master Plan 2041, helium added.
A reliable root successful the NHAI said that a high-level gathering with the District Collectors of Visakhapatnam and Vizianagaram volition beryllium held soon to finalise the study for the Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways. It volition beryllium completed by March.
Key features of the project
Travel time: a speedy 40–45 infinitesimal thrust from the metropolis to the airport.
De-congestion: moving dense postulation distant from the engaged NH-16.
Economic boost: nonstop links to the Madhurawada IT hub and the upcoming ‘Aero City.’
Tourism: amended entree to practice sites, luxury resorts and beach-side hotels.
Numbers astatine a glance
The task is simply a important concern successful the region’s aboriginal infrastructure.
Total length: astir 55–60 km.
Estimated cost: ₹6,300 crore (including ₹4,300 crore for land).
Road width: 40 metres to Kailasagiri and 60 metres to Bhogapuram.
