Strengthen NH connectivity, link Amaravati with major cities: CM Naidu to Gadkari
A major point of discussion was the 6-lane iconic cable-stayed bridge proposed across the Krishna River at Muktyala–Mulapadu
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Delhi : Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu has requested the Centre to link Amaravati with major cities across the country.
Naidu met Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways Nitin Gadkari in New Delhi and requested to strengthen national highway connectivity to the state’s capital region.
The Chief Minister appreciated Minister Gadkari’s sustained efforts in expanding and modernising India’s national highway network, noting that road connectivity has become a key driver of regional development and economic progress.
Naidu explained that Amaravati, emerging as a greenfield capital city, requires direct and indirect integration with the national highway grid to support long-term growth, mobility, logistics efficiency, and inter-city access. He requested the Union Minister to prioritise these linkages to accelerate Amaravati’s development.
A major point of discussion was the 6-lane iconic cable-stayed bridge proposed by the CM across the Krishna River at Muktyala–Mulapadu. CM Naidu urged the Centre to take up the construction of this bridge through the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI).
He further explained that the iconic 6-lane bridge would connect Amaravati to three crucial national highways, offering seamless links to the Vijayawada–Hyderabad corridor, the Chennai–Kolkata highway, and the coastal road corridor. The bridge would also integrate Amaravati with the proposed Hyderabad–Amaravati greenfield expressway, enabling high-speed access between the two major cities.
Naidu said these improved connections would significantly reduce travel time for citizens, enhance logistics movement, and transform Amaravati into a mobility hub and a strategic logistics node within the national highway network. Terming the 6-lane iconic bridge a critical infrastructure project for the Andhra Pradesh capital, Naidu requested the Union Minister to extend full central support for its execution.
