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PVNR Expressway inaugurated

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PVNR Expressway  inaugurated
PVNR Expressway inaugurated

The  country’s  longest  elevated  Expressway  named  after  late prime minister P V Narasimha Rao  was inaugurated  by  Chief Minister K Rosaiah  at  Sarojini Devi Eye  Hospital near Mehadipatnam  here on  Monday.  After  inaugurating  the  Expressway, the  CM  travelled  by  a bus  on the  flyover.
 The  11.6  Km  expressway constructed at  a  cost of  Rs 600  crore  will be  connecting   Mehadipatnam  with Aramgarh  on Bengaluru  high way  enroute to the Rajiv Gandhi  international  airport  at Shamshabad.

The   four lane   PVNR  Expressway  will not only enable the  smooth flow  of traffic  but will  cut the travel  time  on the route by about  30 to 40  minutes. The  speed limit  on the  Expressway  has been  restricted to   60 km   for  vehicular traffic. Keeping  in view the  air passengers only  cars  and  buses are  allowed to ply on this  Expressway.

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Cyclists, two  and  three-wheelers, seven-seaters   and  all the  goods vehicles are  prohibited over  the  flyover.Stampede A large number of  party workers turned  out  for  the  inaugural  function. The  police could  not   control  the  large  crowd  as  a  result there was  stampede. In the  stampede minister  for  health  Danam   Nagender much  to the  embarrassment  of  the  security personnel   following  him.