Guntur-Nambur 668-Metre Road Over Bridge to Cost 108 Crore

Work has begun on a four-lane Road Over Bridge (ROB) between the Guntur and Nambur railway stations in Andhra Pradesh. The foundation stone was laid on 26 September 2026 by V. Somanna, Union Minister of State for Railways and Jal Shakti, together with Dr Pemmasani Chandra Sekhar, Union Minister of State for Rural Development and Communications. The ceremony was held under the slogan New Railways, New Andhra Pradesh.

The gate that goes away

The bridge will take the place of Level Crossing Gate No. 3, which sits on the Guntur-Krishna Canal stretch of the Guntur-Nambur line. Motorists today have to stop at that gate every time a train is signalled through. Once traffic moves overhead, road vehicles and trains will no longer have to wait for each other, and gate detentions in this part of the city will end.

The structure comes up beside the Inner Ring Road of Guntur city and will join Bus Stand Road directly with Gorantla village, giving the city a road link that never crosses the tracks.

Size, cost and land

• Length of the bridge: 668 metres
• Carriageway: four lanes
• Sanctioned cost: 108 crore rupees
• Land required: 2.9 acres

The full outlay of 108 crore rupees is being met by the Ministry of Railways, so the state government carries no share of the bill. Construction is expected to start in a short while.

What the ministers said

Mr Somanna told the gathering that passenger safety and operating efficiency come first for Indian Railways, and that doing away with level crossings through bridges above and below the tracks is a necessary step towards accident-free running and trains that keep time. He said the new bridge will cut travel time, save fuel and help the local economy grow. Besides bridges, he said, 74 railway stations across Andhra Pradesh are being fitted with modern facilities at an investment of 3500 crore rupees.

Dr Pemmasani Chandra Sekhar said the Centre is committed to widening the state's transport network quickly, and that close working between central and state departments is clearing long-standing traffic bottlenecks around Guntur.

Who attended

General Manager of South Coast Railway Sandeep Mathur welcomed the guests and spoke about the zone's capital and safety works. Sudheshna Sen, Divisional Railway Manager of Guntur, coordinated the programme, which was attended by a Rajya Sabha member and four MLAs from the Guntur region.