Amaravati–Anantapur Expressway


Amaravathi–Anantapur Expressway is a proposed greenfield expressway road in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is being built by the National Highways Authority of India under Phase–VII of National Highways Development Project.

The project

The cost of project is expected to be. It would cut travel time between Amaravathi and Anantapur by 120 minutes. The expressway will be six lanes wide with service roads. It was proposed that this road will be designed for a speed of 120 kmph with straight alignments, avoiding habitations and locations of archaeological and religious importance. Tunnels and viaducts are proposed to be constructed to avoid hilly terrains and valley sections. The expressway will carry all public amenities viz. under passes, service roads, provision for green belt, rest houses, petrol pumps, service centres, restaurants and four agricultural mandis for milk, potatoes, grains, and fruits.

Route

The expressway would stretch for a length of and include of service road. It will connect to Amaravathi Outer Ringroad from Anantapur with roads like Kurnool Feeder and Kadapa Feeder intersecting with it. It will have a total length of 260.09 km service roads. It will have 33 major bridges, four railway over bridges, 14 interchanges, and 10 km length of tunnel.