Lok Sabha Question No. 406 (STARRED), answered on 2022-03-31
Subject: Expansion and Upgradation of Highways
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu

## be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  take  up  the  remaining one  hundred  kilometres  stretch  of  National  Highway  (NH)-16 from  Narasannapeta  to  Ichapuram  in  Srikakulam  for  expansion into six lanes;
- (b)
- if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the  details  of  the  State  Highways  (SHs)  being  considered  to  be converted into NHs in the State of Andhra Pradesh;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to convert SHs from Kalingapatnam-SrikakulamParvathipuram to Rayagada, from Gara-Alikam-Bathili  Road  to  Gunupur  and  from  NarasannapetaPolaki-Nowpada-Pundi  to  Parlakhemundi  in  the  State  of  Odisha into NH; and
- (e)
- if so, the details and the present status thereof?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a) to (e)        A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 406 ANSWERED ON 31 ST  MARCH, 2022

## EXPANSION AND UPGRADATION OF HIGHWAYS

- *406. SHRI RAM MOHAN NAIDU KINJARAPU:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (e)  OF  LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 406 ANSWERED ON 31 ST  MARCH, 2022 ASKED BY SHRI RAM MOHAN NAIDU KINJARAPU REGARDING 'EXPANSION AND UPGRADATION OF HIGHWAYS'

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- (a)  &  (b) The  existing  stretch  from  Icchapuram  (Km  484.000)  to Narasannapeta (Km 580.700) is 4-lane.  The stretch was also augmented by providing 16 Flyovers / Underpasses as per site requirement. At present, the stretch is with TOT Concessionaire. In the TOT Concession Agreement, there is a provision of Capacity Augmentation of the project highway by the  Authority in case  the  average  daily  traffic in  any Accounting  Year  exceeds  the  designed  capacity  of  40,000 PCU (Target  Traffic)  for  Project  Highway  and  continues  to exceed the designed capacity for three consecutive Accounting Years following thereafter.

The average traffic at Two Toll Plazas i.e. at Laxmipuram Toll Plaza is 19,324 PCU and at Madapam Toll Plaza is 29,240 PCU and the Average is 24,823 PCU.

- (c) to (e) The Ministry keeps on receiving proposals from various State Governments / Union Territories (UTs) etc., including from the States  of  Andhra  Pradesh  and  Odisha,  for  declaration  / upgradation of State roads, including State Highways (SHs), as  new  National  Highways  (NHs).  The  Ministry  considers declaration of some State roads, including SHs, as NHs from time to time based on the requirement of connectivity, interse priority and availability of funds.

About 49,339 km of State Roads including SHs have been notified as NHs since 2014-15 till date, which includes about 3,970 km and 1,234 km of such roads in the States of Andhra Pradesh and Odisha respectively.

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