(a) whether the Government have taken any steps to change Vijayawada- Hyderabad- Zahirabad NH-9 into four lanes expressway ;
(b) if so, the details thereof ; and
(c) the time by which it is likely to be completed ?
(a) whether the Government have taken any steps to change Vijayawada- Hyderabad- Zahirabad NH-9 into four lanes expressway ;
(b) if so, the details thereof ; and
(c) the time by which it is likely to be completed ?
MINISTER OF STATE FOR ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) (MAJOR GENERAL (RETD.) B.C. KHANDURI, AVSM)
(a) and (b). About 53 km length of Vijayawada- Hyderabad-Zahirabad section of NH-9 is already four-lane-wide. Widening of another 35 km length to four-lane from Ibrahimpatnam to Nandigama on Vijayawda - Hyderabad section has been taken up recently. Widening of the remaining length to four-lane is proposed by the State Government on B.O.T. basis. The detailed proposal in this regard is awaited from the State Government.
(c) It is too early to indicate the time frame for completing the widening to four-lane of the National Highway No. 9.