Huge fillip: Centre sanctions Rs 900 cr for NH-163 expansion
HYDERABAD: Giving a fillip to the national highway network in Telangana, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways sanctioned Rs 900 crore for the expansion of NH-163 from city outskirts to Vikarabad.The expansion of this highway will not only solve the traffic problems, especially on Hyderabad-Kodangal route, but also help in preventing accidents on some narrow stretches of the NH.
According to the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), the traffic density is high on the stretch between Appa Junction on the outskirts of Hyderabad and Manneguda in Vikarabad but now this entire stretch will be expanded to a four-lane road.
