Archive · 10 Oct 2026
Gadkari Gives Initial Approval for Four-Laning 71-Kilometre Highway
A road called National Highway 42 runs through Anantapur district.
Right now, the stretch being discussed has two lanes.
Some parts have sharp turns and pass through villages and homes, and officials have identified 10 accident-prone spots.
Andhra Pradesh minister Payyavula Keshav asked Union minister Nitin Gadkari to make the road four lanes wide.
Gadkari agreed to the idea in principle.
A wider road is expected to help vehicles move more easily and improve safety.
The articles do not give a start date for the work.
Union minister Nitin Gadkari gave in-principle approval to widen a 71.25-kilometre stretch of National Highway 42 to four lanes.
Andhra Pradesh Finance Minister Payyavula Keshav met Gadkari in New Delhi on Saturday and submitted the request.
The proposed stretch runs through Anantapur district, including Uravakonda, Kuderu and Vidapanakallu mandals.
The existing two-lane road has sharp curves, alignment problems and 10 identified accident black spots.
The proposed widening is intended to improve safety, traffic flow and connectivity; no construction schedule was provided.
- Who
- Union minister Nitin Gadkari and Andhra Pradesh Finance Minister Payyavula Keshav.
- What
- Gadkari gave in-principle approval to widen a 71.25-kilometre stretch of National Highway 42 to four lanes.
- When
- Keshav met Gadkari on Saturday; the article does not specify the date.
- Where
- The stretch runs through Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh, between kilometre 4/350 and 75/600.
- Why
- The proposal aims to address road safety concerns and growing traffic, and improve traffic flow and connectivity.
- Road
- National Highway 42
- Proposed work
- Widening to four lanes
- Length
- 71.25 kilometres
- Stretch
- Kilometre 4/350 to 75/600
- Accident black spots
- 10 identified along the route
- Meeting location
- New Delhi
- Previous upgrade
- The Anantapur stretch was widened to two lanes with paved shoulders in 2015–16.