Union Ministers of State V. Somanna and Dr. Pemmasani Chandra Sekhar today laid the foundation stone for a four-lane Road-Over-Bridge between Guntur and Nambur railway stations in Andhra Pradesh.
The 668-metre bridge will cost 108 crore rupees, with the Ministry of Railways bearing the entire cost. The bridge will replace Level Crossing Gate Number Three on the Guntur-Krishna Canal section of the Guntur-Nambur railway line. The bridge will connect Bus Stand Road with Gorantla village near Guntur’s Inner Circle.
Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Somanna said Indian Railways gives top priority to passenger safety and operational efficiency. He said the Railways is replacing level crossings with Road Over Bridges and Road Under Bridges to improve safety and reduce delays.
Mr. Somanna also said the Railways is modernising 74 railway stations in Andhra Pradesh at a cost of about 3,500 crore rupees.
Dr. Pemmasani Chandra Sekhar said the Centre and State Government are working together to speed up road and rail projects and ease traffic bottlenecks in the Guntur region
