Kakinada, Aug. 19 -- Plans are underway to connect Kakinada port with National Highway-216 near Uppalanka through a five-km four-lane greenfield road, District Collector M.N. Harendhira Prasad said on Wednesday.
Presiding over a meeting with officials at the Collectorate here, he said the proposed road would start from the south gate of Kakinada port and connect to NH-216.
At present, cargo vehicles leaving the port have to pass through Kakinada city and travel about 27 km to reach NH-216. Once the proposed greenfield road is completed, the distance would be reduced to about five km, he said.
The Collector said the project would help ease traffic congestion in the city, improve road safety, reduce fuel consumption and environmental pollu...