Hyderabad, Sept. 9 -- The tender process for the northern section of the Regional Ring Road (RRR) is expected to take more time, as the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has extended the deadline for bid submission to November 3.

The authority has also announced that the bids will now be opened on November 4.

In December last year, tenders were floated for the 161.518 km stretch of the RRR northern section, from Girmapur in Sangareddy district to Thangadapalli in Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district, calling for works to be taken up in five packages as a greenfield regional expressway with four lanes.

However, the Centre has been holding back on opening the bids, with indications that the project might instead be upgraded into a six-...