Archive · 19 Sep 2026
Rs 304 crore highway to link Kopparthy Industrial Area
The government approved money to build a new road near Kadapa in Andhra Pradesh.
The road will connect Kopparthy Industrial Area with the Kadapa Bypass.
It will be 5.8 kilometres long and have four lanes.
The road will also include bridges, underpasses and a special interchange.
The existing Kadapa Bypass will receive paved shoulders.
Officials expect the project to help trucks travel more smoothly.
It may also reduce traffic on roads inside Kadapa.
Kopparthy is an industrial area being developed along the Visakhapatnam-Chennai Industrial Corridor.
The Centre sanctioned Rs 304.44 crore for a 5.8-km, four-lane greenfield access-controlled highway.
The project will connect Kopparthy Industrial Area with Kadapa Bypass Road in Andhra Pradesh’s YSR Kadapa district.
Planned infrastructure includes one trumpet interchange, two major bridges and four vehicular underpasses.
The existing four-lane Kadapa Bypass will be upgraded with paved shoulders.
The project aims to improve industrial connectivity, ease traffic movement and decongest Kadapa’s urban roads.
- Who
- The Centre sanctioned the project, with details shared by Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari.
- What
- A Rs 304.44 crore, 5.8-km four-lane greenfield access-controlled highway will connect Kopparthy Industrial Area to Kadapa Bypass Road.
- When
- The project details were shared by Nitin Gadkari on September 18; the articles do not specify the year.
- Where
- The project is in YSR Kadapa district, Andhra Pradesh.
- Why
- It is intended to strengthen industrial and regional connectivity, improve traffic movement and help decongest Kadapa’s urban roads.
- Project cost
- Rs 304.44 crore
- Highway length
- 5.8 km
- Configuration
- Four-lane, greenfield and access-controlled
- Major structures
- One trumpet interchange, two major bridges and four vehicular underpasses
- Industrial area
- Kopparthy Industrial Area
- Existing-road upgrade
- The four-lane Kadapa Bypass will be upgraded with paved shoulders
- Industrial corridor
- Visakhapatnam-Chennai Industrial Corridor