Rajahmundry: Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy is going to lay foundation for new road bridge across the Godavari on April 24 before participating in `Praja Patham' in Anaparthy constituency in East Godavari district.

The Rs.478 crores four-lane bridge is going to be first of its kind in the State and Rs.400 crores are going to be invested by private agencies through BOT (built, operate and transfer) system and rest of Rs.78 crores are going to be spent by the State Government by getting full subsidy from Union Government.

Announcing this at a press conference here on Sunday, the Minister for Roads and Buildings, Jakkampudi Ramamohana Rao said that tenders for this bridge would be called in a month's time and it will be completed in coming three years.

According to Mr. Ramamohana Rao, the existing road-cum-rail bridge was constructed some three decades ago and the heavy traffic coming from this bridge is causing many troubles to Rajahmundry. In view of these problems, the local leaders have proposed new 15-km bridge, which starts between Kovvuru and Polavaram of West Godavari district. This four-lane bridge will be constructed 2 km in West Godavari, 4 km across the river and 9 km in East Godavari districts. After this new bridge, the R&B will only allow light vehicles like cars, buses and two-wheelers and heavy vehicles will be allowed through new bridge. Two tollgates would be constructed on each bridge and toll fees will be collected for 15 years. The new bridge will cut short the distance between Rajahmundry and Vijayawada by 40 km.

Bio-diesel plant

The Minister said Dr. Reddy will lay foundation for Rs.150 crores bio-diesel plant in Vakalapudi, near Kakinada.

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