Vijayawada’s Kankipadu road-widening on cards

VIJAYAWADA: Motorists’ long-pending demand of road-widening of the 24.8 km stretch between Gudivada and Kankipadu will soon be materialised as the R&B Department is preparing estimates for the project. Retaining walls are expected to be constructed at necessary points on the stretch.

According to information provided by the department officials, `113 crore was sanctioned for Krishna district under Central Road Fund (CRF) for doubling of the single-lane roads in Gannavaram, Nuzvid, Gudivada, Kankipadu and Tiruvuru Assembly segments.