Though the bids were to be opened on May 25, the last date was extended by a week following poor response to the tender due to Covid-19 pandemic and the lockdown
The Central government has taken up the construction of RRR at a cost of Rs 17,000 crore, he said, adding that 17 national and State highways would be linked to the proposed RRR.
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways issued the notification for a consultant to prepare the DPR for land acquisition details for RRR, besides a report on the northern end of RRR covering a distance of 158 kms
As a means to ease traffic congestion in Hyderabad city and improve transport connectivity between districts and Hyderabad, the government proposed construction of 348 kms - RRR.
Roads and Buildings Minister Vemula Prashanth Reddy said being the youngest State in the country, TS needs the support of the Union government in creating good road infrastructure for overall development of the State
TRS Lok Sabha floor leader Nama Nageshwara Rao said since the State formation, the BJP government at the Centre has been cold-shouldering Telangana State consistently.