₹1,519 crore of Amaravati infrastructure moved into service as Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu inaugurated Seed Access Road Phase 2 and two steel bridges at Undavalli.
The road now runs from Rayapudi through Venkatapalem, Penumaka and Undavalli, while the 110-metre Buckingham Canal bridge and 280-metre Kondaveeti Vagu-Guntur Channel bridge strengthen links with Vijayawada and Mangalagiri.
Naidu called the works the first major step in rebuilding the capital after delays under the previous government, which he said forced contracts to be closed, retendered and restarted.
He said Amaravati will expand with a third road phase to NH-16, 190 km of outer ring road and 96 km of inner ring road, aiming for a 2028 inauguration by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.