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{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2021}}{{Use Indian English|date=May 2021}}{{Infobox bridge|bridge_name=Benz Circle Flyover|native_name=Guntur – Eluru Flyover|native_name_lang=|image=|image_size=|alt=|caption=|carries=4 lanes of road|crosses=[[National Highway 65 (India)|NH 65]]<br/>[[Benz Circle]]<br/>[[National Highway 16 (India)|NH 16]]|locale=[[Vijayawada]]|official_name=|other_name=|owner=|maint=|heritage=|website=|preceded=|followed=|design=[[Beam bridge]]|material=|length={{convert|2.28|km|mi}}|width={{convert|30|m|ft}}|height=|mainspan=|spans=49|pierswater=|load=|clearance=|below=|life=|architect=|designer=|engineering=|builder=|fabricator=|begin=November 2016|complete=February 2020|cost=|inaugurated=|collapsed=|closed=|replaces=|opening=30 September 2020|traffic=|toll=|extra=|references=|id=}}'''Benz Circle Flyover''' is a Flyover spanning the [[Benz Circle]] area in [[Vijayawada]], [[India]]. The {{convert|2.3|km}} long flyover is part of the expansion of [[National Highway 16 (India)|National Highway 16]] and [[National Highway 65 (India)|National Highway 65]]. Planned as a two-phased project, the first phase was inaugurated on 16 October 2020 by [[Nitin Gadkari]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=At last, Kanaka Durga flyover opened in Vijayawada|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2020/oct/17/at-last-kanaka-durga-flyover-openedin-vijayawada-2211438.html|access-date=2020-10-18|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref> The flyover is expected to be wholly completed by 2022.

== History ==
It was included in the road-widening project and the widening of "Vijayawada- Machilipatnam Highway" after Benz Circle towards east.<ref>{{cite web|title=Pending road projects pile up|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/Pending-road-projects-pile-up/articleshow/42479400.cms|work=The Times of India}}</ref> In the first phase, the construction of {{convert|1.1|km}} was done, streching from Skew Bridge Junction to Novotel Hotel.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Vijayawada's Benz Circle flyover only for heavy vehicles, cars; trial run conducted|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/vijayawada/2020/feb/04/vijayawadas-benz-circle-flyover-only-for-heavy-vehicles-cars-trial-run-conducted-2098780.html|access-date=2021-06-01|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref> Forty-three pillars were constructed in the flyover-1 (first phase).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Spaces under Vijayawada's Benz Circle flyover-1 to turn green soon|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/vijayawada/2020/oct/30/spaces-under-vijayawadas-benz-circle-flyover-1-to-turn-green-soon-2216931.html|access-date=2021-06-01|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref> The second will be completed by 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ameen|first=Md|date=2020-12-10|title=Vijayawada: Benz Circle flyover put on fast track, to be ready in a year|url=https://www.thehansindia.com/news/cities/vijayawada/vijayawada-benz-circle-flyover-put-on-fast-track-to-be-ready-in-a-year-661220|access-date=2021-06-01|website=www.thehansindia.com|language=en}}</ref>

== See also ==

* [[Kanaka Durga Varadhi]]
* [[Kanakadurga Flyover]]

== References ==
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[[Category:Buildings and structures in Vijayawada]]
[[Category:2020 establishments in Andhra Pradesh]]
[[Category:Road interchanges in India]]
[[Category:Bridges and flyovers in Vijayawada]]

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