Guntur ring road works pick up pace

GUNTUR: Works for the Mahatma Gandhi Inner Ring Road in Guntur, which were stalled after completion of the second phase, have finally caught up pace. Completion of the third phase of works, from the RTO Office to Perecherla, is expected to cut down on traffic snarls between Guntur and the new State capital, Amaravati.

As many as 158 landowners have submitted acceptance letters to the authorities concerned to give up their lands for widening of the road to 80 feet from 30 feet. This came after Guntur MP Galla Jaydev, and Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority (APCRDA) and Guntur Municipal Corporation (GMC) officials interacted with them to resume works for the project. Now, the APCRDA has sanctioned Rs 33 crore for the third phase of works.