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{{Use Indian English|date=December 2018}}
{{infobox road
|country = IND
|name = Kurnool Feeder Expressway
| state = Andhra Pradesh
|map =
|length_km = 123.7
|direction_a = North
|direction_b = South
|terminus_a = [[Amaravati Anantapur Expressway]]
|junction =
|terminus_b = [[Kurnool]]
|formed =
|history =
|states = [[Andhra Pradesh]]
|cities = [[Amaravati (state capital)|Amaravathi]], [[Kurnool]]
|maint =
}}

'''Kurnool Feeder Expressway''' is a proposed greenfield expressway road in the [[Indian state]] of [[Andhra Pradesh]].<ref name="profile">{{cite web|title=Greenfield Expressway (Anantapur to Amaravati)|url=http://aprdc.ap.gov.in/CMDASHBOARDREPORTS/GreenFieldExpressReport.aspx|website=Andhra Pradesh Road Development Corporation|publisher=Roads and Buildings Department|accessdate=9 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171026081851/http://aprdc.ap.gov.in/CMDASHBOARDREPORTS/GreenFieldExpressReport.aspx|archive-date=26 October 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Amaravati-Anantapur highway to cost Rs 27,635 crore|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/041016/amaravati-anantapur-highway-to-cost-rs-27635-crore.html|publisher=Deccan Chronicle|accessdate=9 November 2016|location=Vijayawada|date=4 October 2016}}</ref> It is being built by the [[National Highways Authority of India]] under Phase–VII of [[National Highways Development Project]].

== The project ==
The cost of project is expected to be {{INRConvert|7293|c|year=2016}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aprdc.ap.gov.in/CMDASHBOARDREPORTS/GreenFieldExpressReport.aspx|title=Green Field Express Way (Anantapur to Amaravati)|access-date=10 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171026081851/http://aprdc.ap.gov.in/CMDASHBOARDREPORTS/GreenFieldExpressReport.aspx|archive-date=26 October 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Amaravati-Anantapur highway to cost Rs 27,635 crore|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/041016/amaravati-anantapur-highway-to-cost-rs-27635-crore.html|accessdate=9 November 2016|work=deccanchronicle.com/|date=4 October 2016}}</ref> It would cut travel time between Amaravathi and Kurnool by 70 minutes. The expressway will be 4-lane wide with service roads. It was proposed that this road will be designed for a speed of 120 kmph with straight alignments, avoiding habitations and locations of archaeological and religious importance. Tunnels and viaducts are proposed to be constructed to avoid hilly terrains and valley sections.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/041016/amaravati-anantapur-highway-to-cost-rs-27635-crore.html|title=Amaravati-Anantapur highway to cost Rs 27,635 crore}}</ref> The expressway will carry all public amenities viz. under passes, service roads, provision for green belt, rest houses, petrol pumps, service centres, restaurants and four agricultural mandis for milk, potatoes, grains, fruits and vegetables etc.

== Route ==
The expressway would stretch for a length of {{Convert|123.7|km|mi|abbr=on}} and include {{Convert|71.7|km|mi|abbr=on}} of service road. It will be connected to [[Amaravati Anantapur Expressway]] from [[Kadapa]].It will have a total length of 6 Major bridges, 1 Railway Over Bridges, 4 Interchanges, and 16 km Length of Tunnel.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aprdc.ap.gov.in/CMDASHBOARDREPORTS/GreenFieldExpressReport.aspx|title=Green Field Express Way (Anantapur to Amaravati)|access-date=10 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171026081851/http://aprdc.ap.gov.in/CMDASHBOARDREPORTS/GreenFieldExpressReport.aspx|archive-date=26 October 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}{{Road transport in Andhra Pradesh}}

[[Category:Roads in Amaravati]]
[[Category:Roads in Kurnool district]]
[[Category:Expressways in Andhra Pradesh]]
[[Category:Proposed expressways in India]]

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