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Kuchipudi-Inspired Ar ‘A’-Shaped: Public To Decide Amaravati Bridge Design
Public Voting Opens for Amaravati’s Iconic ‘A’-Shaped and Dance-Inspired Bridge Designs (X)
The Andrah Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority (CRDA) has opened public voting to finalise the design of the proposed iconic bridge over the Krishna River, which will connect Amaravati with Mulapadu in NTR district, reported The Times Of India.
The authority has presented four design options for public voting, three based on Kuchipudi dance mudras and one shaped like the letter "A" to represent Amaravati.
The upcoming bridge will be the second river crossing upstream of the Prakasam Barrage and is envisioned as a modern engineering landmark.
The final design will depend on public votes, which citizens can cast online at naos.ycroa.ap.gov.in.
In parallel, a separate National Highway (NH) bridge project in the capital region is nearing completion.
This bridge, part of the Vijayawada West Bypass, spans 3.1 km and links NH-65 and NH-16 without cutting through Vijayawada city.
Officials said the structure will also support transport of construction materials like cement and sand from Krishna district to the capital area.
The previous TDP government had envisioned this bridge as an iconic structure, but delays in finalising designs stalled the project before 2019.
When the YSRCP government came to power, it handed the project to the NHAI after the Centre insisted the state fund any iconic features.
Meanwhile, the state has also begun work on another Krishna River bridge near Jaggalahpet, connecting the industrial belt in NTR district with Madipadu in Atchampet, Palnadu district, just 20 km from Amaravati.
