Date: 2025-05-28Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: India
Cabinet approves Development of 4-Lane Badvel- Nellore Highway from Badvel- Gopavaram Village on National Highway NH-67 to Guruvindapudi on NH-16 in Andhra Pradesh on Design-Build-Finance-Operate-Transfer (DBFOT) mode
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has received cabinet approval for the development of a 108.134 km, four-lane highway between Badvel (Gopavaram Village on NH67) and Nellore (Guruvindapudi on NH16) in Andhra Pradesh. The project, to be executed in Design-Build-Finance-Operate-Transfer (DBFOT) mode, has a total capital cost of Rs. 3653.10 crore. This corridor will enhance connectivity to key industrial nodes within the Vishakhapatnam-Chennai, Hyderabad-Bengaluru, and Chennai-Bengaluru Industrial Corridors, improving the country's Logistic Performance Index (LPI). The project will also provide strategic connectivity to Krishnapatnam Port, reducing the travel distance by 33.9 km and travel time by one hour, while also reducing fuel consumption, carbon footprint, and Vehicle Operating Costs (VOC). The construction is expected to generate 20 lakh mandays of direct employment and 23 lakh mandays of indirect employment, with additional employment opportunities arising from increased economic activity.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Road Transport Highways: Government ministry responsible for road transport and highways.
Cabinet: The decision-making body approving the highway development.
Development of 4Lane Badvel Nellore Highway: The project approved by the Cabinet.
Badvel Gopavaram Village: Starting point of the highway development project.
NH67: National Highway where the project starts.
Guruvindapudi: Endpoint of the highway development project.
NH16: National Highway where the project terminates.
Andhra Pradesh: The state where the highway is being developed.
DesignBuildFinance OperateTransfer DBFOT mode: The project delivery method.
Rs.3653.10 crore: Total capital cost of the project.
108.134 km: Total length of the highway.
PIB Delhi: Press Information Bureau, Delhi, the source of the information.
Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs: Committee that approved the construction of the corridor.
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi: Chair of the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs.
BadvelNellore Corridor: Another name for the 4Lane Badvel Nellore Highway project.
Kopparthy Node: An industrial node on the VishakhapatnamChennai Industrial Corridor.
VishakhapatnamChennai Industrial Corridor VCIC: One of the industrial corridors connected by the project.
Orvakal Node: An industrial node on the HyderabadBengaluru Industrial Corridor.
HyderabadBengaluru Industrial Corridor HBIC: One of the industrial corridors connected by the project.
Krishnapatnam Node: An industrial node on the ChennaiBengaluru Industrial Corridor.
ChennaiBengaluru Industrial Corridor CBIC: One of the industrial corridors connected by the project.
Logistic Performance Index LPI: Index that will be positively impacted by the project.
Gopavaram Village: Starting point of the corridor in YSR Kadapa District.
YSR Kadapa District: District where the corridor starts.
Krishnapatnam Port Junction: Termination point of the corridor.
ChennaiKolkata: Refers to NH16 which connects Chennai and Kolkata
SPSR Nellore District: District where the corridor terminates.
Krishnapatnam Port: Port connected by the project and a priority node under CBIC.
Vehicle Operating Cost VOC: A cost that will be reduced by the project.
AnnexureI: Appendix containing project alignment and index map details.
Figure 1: Index Map of Proposed Corridor: Description of figure in Annexure I
Figure 2: Detailed Project Alignment: Description of figure in Annexure I
MJPSBM Release ID: 2131996: Release ID for the project.
Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
Cabinet approves Development of 4-Lane Badvel-
Nellore Highway from Badvel- Gopavaram Village on
National Highway NH-67 to Guruvindapudi on NH-16
in Andhra Pradesh on Design-Build-Finance-
Operate-Transfer (DBFOT) mode
Total capital cost is Rs.3653.10 crore for a total
length of 108.134 km
Posted On: 28 MAY 2025 3:20PM by PIB Delhi
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has
approved the construction of 4-Lane Badvel-Nellore Corridor with a length of 108.134 km at a cost of
Rs.3653.10 crore in state of Andhra Pradesh on NH(67) on Design-Build-Finance-Operate-Transfer (DBFOT)
Mode.
The approved Badvel-Nellore corridor will provide connectivity to important nodes in the three Industrial
Corridors of Andhra Pradesh, i.e., Kopparthy Node on the Vishakhapatnam-Chennai Industrial Corridor
(VCIC), Orvakal Node on Hyderabad-Bengaluru Industrial Corridor (HBIC) and Krishnapatnam Node on
Chennai-Bengaluru Industrial Corridor (CBIC). This will have a positive impact on the Logistic Performance
Index (LPI) of the country.
Badvel Nellore Corridor starts from Gopavaram Village on the existing National Highway NH-67 in the YSR
Kadapa District and terminates at the Krishnapatnam Port Junction on NH-16 (Chennai-Kolkata) in SPSR
Nellore District of Andhra Pradesh and will also provide strategic connectivity to the Krishnapatnam Port
which has been identified as a priority node under Chennai-Bengaluru Industrial Corridor (CBIC).
The proposed corridor will reduce the travel distance to Krishanpatnam port by 33.9 km from 142 km to
108.13 km as compared to the existing Badvel-Nellore road. This will reduce the travel time by one hour and
ensure that substantial gain is achieved in terms of reduced fuel consumption thereby reducing carbon foot
print and Vehicle Operating Cost (VOC). The details of project alignment and Index Map is enclosed as
Annexure-I.
The project with 108.134 km will generate about 20 lakh man-days of direct employment and 23 lakh man-
days of indirect employment. The project will also induce additional employment opportunities due to
increase in economic activity in the vicinity of the proposed corridor.
Annexure-I
The details of Project Alignment and Index Map:Figure 1: Index Map of Proposed Corridor
Figure 2: Detailed Project Alignment
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MJPS/BM
(Release ID: 2131996)