{
  "id": 758294,
  "title": "Naidu opens Seed Access Road second phase, two steel bridges at Amaravati",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/naidu-opens-seed-access-road-second-phase-two-steel-bridges-at",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-13T11:09:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/naidu-opens-seed-access-road-second-phase-two-steel-bridges-at-amaravati/article71340528.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu inaugurated the second phase of the Seed Access Road (E-3) and two steel bridges at Undavalli on Thursday, marking a significant step towards building the capital city. The development, completed at an estimated cost of ₹1,519 crore, will provide direct road links between Amaravati, Vijayawada, and Mangalagiri. The bridges include a 110-meter structure across the Buckingham Canal and a 280-meter bridge spanning the Kondaveeti Vagu and the Guntur Channel. Naidu highlighted that farmers had contributed about 34,000 acres for the capital, praising their contribution. The inauguration also saw the allocation of 216 quarters for MLAs and MLCs across nine towers at Nelapadu. Naidu expressed hopes for Amaravati to become a pollution-free deep-tech capital, with AI and quantum-computing hubs, and emphasized that the project would be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2028.",
  "summary": "The ₹1,519-crore road runs from Rayapudi through Venkatapalem, Penumaka and Undavalli, and its third phase will link the capital region to NH-16; a 110-metre bridge crosses the Buckingham Canal and a 280-metre span the Kondaveeti Vagu",
  "key_points": [
    "N. Chandrababu Naidu inaugurates second phase of Seed Access Road, two steel bridges in Amaravati.",
    "Project cost ₹1,519 crore, farmers contributed 34,000 acres for capital city development."
  ],
  "editors_take": "The new infrastructure strengthens Amaravati's connectivity to key nearby cities, fulfilling a prerequisite for its envisioned status as a tech hub and supporting the area's transformation into a capital city.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}