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The projected six-lane access-controlled greenfield road betwixt Bengaluru and Vijayawada is expected to springiness a large boost to Kadapa territory and its concern growth.
The roadworthy starts from Kodur colony adjacent Kodikonda check-post, runs done the 5 districts of Sri Sathya Sai, YSR Kadapa, SPSR Nellore, Prakasam and Bapatla, earlier ending astatine Muppavaram colony adjacent Addanki.
This road provides the much-needed connectivity betwixt 2 nationalist highways, NH-44 (Bengaluru-Hyderabad) and NH-16 (Chennai-Vijayawada), reaching retired to the hinterland successful between.
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has taken up the NH-544G, a portion of the Bengaluru-Kadapa-Vijayawada Economic Corridor, for a full magnitude of 343.24 km, which includes a brownfield information of 190 km (90 km from Bengaluru to Kodikonda check-post and 100 km from Addanki to Vijayawada) and 343.24 km of greenfield information of the NH-544G.
The projected corridor volition trim the question region betwixt Bengaluru and Vijayawada by 110 km and chopped the question clip by 3 to 4 hours.
Kadapa territory derives the maximum payment from the project, which runs done 12 mandals of Pulivendula, Vemula, Vempalli, V. N. Palli, Yerraguntla, Kamalapuram, Chapadu, Mydukuru, B. Matham, B. Kodur and Porumamilla, for a moving magnitude of 123.5 km.
“This includes six operation packages with a full task outgo of ₹5,377.72 crore,” said Kadapa District Collector Sridhar Cherukuri. The onshore acquisition for the task is astatine an precocious stage, and 2,750 hectares (including 1,020 ha successful Kadapa territory alone) person been acquired.
Clearances obtained
The task has been divided into 14 packages and operation is nether way. Statutory clearances, specified arsenic stage-II wood and wildlife clearance, were obtained successful March 2025.
“Thanks to this good thought-out project, Bengaluru and Vijayawada volition present get nonstop entree to the Hindupuram and Kopparthi (Kadapa) concern nodes,” said R. Srinivasa Reddy, TDP’s erstwhile Politburo subordinate from Kadapa district, who was precocious appointed the zonal coordinator of the Hindupuram and Ananthapuram constituencies.
The full corridor volition beryllium equipped with an Advanced Traffic Management System and a closed tolling system, whereby vehicles volition beryllium charged lone for the conception used.
Kadapa volition person 7 of the 17 interchanges for introduction to and exit from the highway, and 4 of the 18 wayside amenities, including toilets, restaurants, substance stations, and motortruck and trailer parking.
