Komatireddy seeks 6+2 lane expansion of Hyderabad–Vijayawada highway

Roads and Buildings Minister Komatireddy Venkat Reddy addressing a session on “Designing Safe Highways—From Standards to Implementation” at Chintan Shivir-2026 at Ekta Nagar, in Gujarat, on Tuesday.

Telangana has sought immediate expansion of Hyderabad–Vijayawada National Highway-65 into a 6+2 lane corridor, citing a sharp rise in traffic and continuing road accidents on the existing four-lane highway.

Roads and Buildings Minister Komatireddy Venkat Reddy said the issue had been raised specifically with Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari and that the Centre had assured that the proposal would be taken up for Cabinet approval soon, following which the expansion works would commence.

The Minister made the request while chairing a special session on “Designing Safe Highways—From Standards to Implementation” at Chintan Shivir-2026, Ekta Nagar, in Gujarat, on Tuesday.